A contribution to the knowledge of the odonata
Theories concerning the origin of insect wings and flight are reviewed and a new scenario for their origin proposed. It is suggested that environmental conditions of the small stream were responsible for the evolution of insect flight, and that thermoregulation as well as respiration was important i...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37497 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03132009-040405/ |