Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
Rapid growth and the evolution of complete metamorphosis in insects
Christin Manthey, Charlotte Jessica E. Metcalf, Michael T. Monaghan…·Jens Rolff
This study investigates why holometabolous insects evolved a pupal stage, finding that rapid growth and a trade-off between growth and differentiation favor this life history under high mortality.
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