Horn polyphenism and related head shape variation in a single-horned dung beetle: Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) fracticornis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Macagno, A L M ^a   Pizzo, A ^a   Roggero, A ^a   Rolando, A ^a   Palestrini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental switch; Geometric morphometrics; Phenotypic plasticity; Polyphenism; Static allometry

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEETLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORN; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 58349119244     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2008.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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