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. 2017 Feb 6;27(3):R113-R115.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.014.

Insect Evolution: The Origin of Wings

Andrew Ross  1
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Insect Evolution: The Origin of Wings

Andrew Ross. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

The debate on the evolution of wings in insects has reached a new level. The study of primitive fossil insect nymphs has revealed that wings developed from a combination of the dorsal part of the thorax and the body wall.

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