Why the Long “Horns”? Fine‐Scale Morphology Suggests Tactile Demands Contributed to the Exaggeration of Male Longhorned Beetle Antennae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71380
Abstract: ABSTRACT Insect antennae are covered in hairlike sensilla that detect diverse environmental cues. Selection on these functions has produced a bewildering variety of antennal forms, including many examples of sexual dimorphism (SD). Antenna length SD… read more here.
Keywords: coleoptera cerambycidae; long horns; male; fine scale ... See more keywords