The morphological and functional evolution of appendages has played a crucial role in the
adaptive radiation of tetrapods, arthropods and winged insects. The origin and …

Evolutionary developmental biology (evo–devo) explores the mechanistic relationships
between the processes of individual development and phenotypic change during evolution …

The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of
explanatory force unprecedented in our time—a landmark publication, both for its historical …

Although evolutionary developmental biology is a new field, its origins lie in the last century;
the search for connections between embryonic development (ontogeny) and evolutionary …

Rhododendron delavayi Franch. is globally famous as an ornamental plant. Its distribution in
southwest China covers several different habitats and environments. However, not much …

The origin of insect wings has long been debated. Central to this debate is whether wings
are a novel structure on the body wall resulting from gene co-option, or evolved from an …

Sex-determining mechanisms are diverse among animal lineages and can be broadly
divided into two major categories: genetic and environmental. In contrast to genetic sex …

Caddisflies constitute the insect order Trichoptera in which some 10,000 species are known
in the world, including about 1400 in North America. Fossil evidence shows that caddisflies …

A phylogenetic analysis of the four coleopteran suborders (Polyphaga, Archostemata,
Myxophaga and Adephaga), four other endoneopteran taxa (Strepsiptera, Neuropterida …

As drivers of evolutionary innovations, new genes allow organisms to explore new niches.
However, clear examples of this process remain scarce. Bamboos, the unique grass lineage …