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Thomas van de Kamp1,2, István Mikó3, Arnold H Staniczek4

  • 1Institute for Photon Science and Synchrotron Radiation (IPS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|January 26, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Insect evolution saw the development of two-jointed mandibles, enabling powerful biting. New research reveals modified mandibles in parasitoid wasps, crucial for insect diversification and host exploitation.

Keywords:
functional morphologyinsect diversificationmandibles

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