Can ecological and evolutionary arguments solve the riddle of the missing marine insects?

被引:12
作者
Ruxton, Graeme D. [1 ]
Humphries, Stuart [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Glasgow, Inst Biomed & Life Sci, Div Environm & Evolut Biol, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ Sheffield, Sch Anim & Plant Sci, Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England
来源
MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE | 2008年 / 29卷 / 01期
关键词
adaptive; Crustacea; emergence; evolution; insects; physiology; radiation;
D O I
10.1111/j.1439-0485.2007.00217.x
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
We critically appraise the recent literature on the paucity of marine insects and conclude that this near-absence does demand explanation; but this explanation is unlikely to be found in the suggested problems of depth for insect respiratory systems. We tentatively suggest some areas where further consideration may yield fruitful answers to this long-standing evolutionary riddle.
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页码:72 / 75
页数:4
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