‘Cyclops’ beetles hint at solution to ‘chicken-and-egg’ problem in novel trait evolution
Monday, August 22, 2016 - 15:01
in Biology & Nature
Beetles with cyclops eyes have given Indiana University scientists insight into how new traits may evolve through the recruitment of existing genes — even if these genes are already carrying out critical functions. The study, reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, was led by Eduardo Zattara, a postdoctoral researcher in the IU […]