Fossil amber reveals springtails’ longstanding dispersal by social insects

Fossil amber reveals springtails’ longstanding dispersal by social insects

Abstract Background Dispersal is essential for terrestrial organisms living in disjunct habitats and constitutes a significant challenge for the evolution of wingless taxa. Springtails (Collembola), the sister-group of all insects (with Diplura), are reported since the Lower Devonian and are thought...

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Main Authors: Ninon Robin, Cyrille D’Haese, Phillip Barden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Springtails
Dispersal
Phoresy
Symphypleona
Social insects
Dominican amber
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1529-6

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