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The evolution of morphospace in phytophagous scarab chafers: no competition--no divergence?

PloS one - 1 Jan 2014

Eberle Jonas, Myburgh Renier, Ahrens Dirk

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Body shape reflects species' evolution and mediates its role in the environment as it integrates gene expression, life style, and structural morphology. Its comparative analysis may reveal insight on what shapes shape, being a useful approach when other evidence is lacking. Here we investigated evolutionary patterns of body shape in the highly diverse phytophagous chafers (Scarabaeidae: Pleurosticti), a...

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PMID: 24875856
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098536
PMCID: PMC4038600

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