Brood care in a 100-million-year-old scale insect
Behavior of extinct organisms can be inferred only indirectly, but occasionally rare fossils document particular behaviors directly. Brood care, a remarkable behavior promoting the survival of the next generation, has evolved independently numerous times among animals including insects. However, fos...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2015-03-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/05447 |