When the body hides the ancestry: phylogeny of morphologically modified epizoic earwigs based on molecular evidence.

Here, we present a study regarding the phylogenetic positions of two enigmatic earwig lineages whose unique phenotypic traits evolved in connection with ectoparasitic relationships with mammals. Extant earwigs (Dermaptera) have traditionally been divided into three suborders: the Hemimerina, Arixeni...

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Main Authors: Petr Kocarek, Vaclav John, Pavel Hulva
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f5ef6b4cd74d4c3dbbf4f9f1e0acad05
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