Melanization in response to wounding is ancestral in arthropods and conserved in albino cave species
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17471-2
Abstract: Many species adapted to aphotic subterranean habitats have lost all body pigmentation. Yet, melanization is an important component of wound healing in arthropods. We amputated appendages in a variety of cave-adapted and surface-dwelling arthropods. A… read more here.
Keywords: subterranean habitats; melanization; albino cave; cave species ... See more keywords