Sub-functionalization of dorsal and ventral eyes in a whirligig beetle (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae)
Compound eyes in nocturnal or fossorial insects generally express visible light opsins at higher levels than diurnal insects. In this study, we tested whether dorsal (above water) and ventral eyes (below water) of the diurnal four-eyed whirligig beetle Gyretes sericeus Laboulbène, 1853, resemble ops...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Neotropical Biodiversity |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2018.1510567 |