Diversity of attachment systems in heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea) – highly specialized, but uniform
We conclude that the strong specialization of the mantophasmatodean tarsal attachment sufficiently copes with the diversity of substrates the insects are exposed to.
Authors
- Monika J. B. Eberhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6467-212X)
- Thies H. Büscher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-4699)
- Stanislav N. Gorb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-7953)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02319-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55
Funders
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel