Increase in egg resistance to desiccation in springtails correlates with blastodermal cuticle formation: eco-evolutionary implications for insect terrestrialization
H. C. M. Vargas, K. A. Panfilio, D. Roelofs, G. L. Rezende
This study shows that blastodermal cuticle formation in springtail eggs correlates with increased desiccation resistance, suggesting this trait was ancestral and facilitated insect terrestrialization.
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution · Jul 10, 2020Peer-reviewedZoology