Repeated loss of variation in insect ovary morphology highlights the role of developmental constraint in life-history evolution
S. H. Church, B. A. S. de Medeiros, S. Donoughe, N. L. Marquez Reyes, C. G. Extavour
The paper examines the relationship between egg size and ovariole number in insects, finding a negative correlation that is not universal across all clades and highlighting the role of developmental constraints in shaping life-history traits.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2020Evolutionary Biology