The associated evolution of raptorial foreleg and mantispid diversification during 200 million years
Dahang Lai, Peichao Chen, Shumin Li, Xianzhe Xiang, Haohong Ou, Nuoyao Kang, Jingtao Yang, Hong Pang, Chungkun Shih, Conrad C. Labandeira, Dong Ren, Qiang Yang, Chaofan Shi
Abstract
Mantispidae have developed multidimensional specializations of predation that are leveraged by trade-offs involving attack properties, which is revealed by interdisciplinary analyses of phylogeny, morphometrics, and mechanical modeling. The lineage diversification was stimulated by its raptorial foreleg evolution, and was influenced by the ecosystem of corresponding periods, involving biotic and physical factors.
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Diversification (marketing strategy)BiologyMorphometricsLineage (genetic)Evolutionary biologyPredationZoologyEcologyBusinessMarketingBiochemistryGeneEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMollusks and Parasites Studies