A Cretaceous bug with exaggerated antennae might be a double-edged sword in evolution
Summary: Sexual selection can favor production of exaggerated features, but the high cost of such features in terms of energy consumption and enemy avoidance makes them go to extinction under the influence of natural selection. However, fossils preserved with specialized features are very rare. Here...
Main Authors: | Bao-Jie Du, Rui Chen, Wen-Tao Tao, Hong-Liang Shi, Wen-Jun Bu, Ye Liu, Shuai Ma, Meng-Ya Ni, Fan-Li Kong, Jin-Hua Xiao, Da-Wei Huang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | iScience |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220311299 |
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