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SUBMITTER: Busse S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3573059 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Büsse Sebastian S Genet Cécile C Hörnschemeyer Thomas T
PloS one 20130214 2
Among the winged insects (Pterygota) the Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) are unique for several reasons. Behaviourally they are aerial predators that hunt and catch their prey in flight, only. Morphologically the flight apparatus of Odonata is significantly different from what is found in the remaining Pterygota. However, to understand the phylogenetic relationships of winged insects and the origin and evolution of insect flight in general, it is essential to know how the elements of the o ...[more]