Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci October 2019 PMID 31438816

Complete metamorphosis of insects.

Jens Rolff, Paul R Johnston, Stuart Reynolds

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The main adaptive benefit of complete metamorphosis in insects is the decoupling of growth and differentiation, which allows insects to exploit ephemeral resources and increase the chances of successful development by escaping size thresholds.
While the evolution of these complex transformations involves trade-offs, such as increased vulnerability to predators and parasites during the pupal stage, it also necessitates specialized immune system adaptations and impacts microbiota maintenance.
Recent research focuses on understanding the regulation of metamorphosis through hormones like ecdysone and juvenile hormone, and the detailed mechanics of tissue remodeling, especially with advancements like microCT imaging, highlighting the intricate biological processes involved.]

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RT @Zlofsky2nd: @ryurainmgs Giant Ant (left) Miquella (right) The complete metamorphosis of insects is a very surprising mechanism. It is i…

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@toutovlepo Aristotle, Historia Animalium, V, 19. You may want to read the paper “Cooking up the perfect insect: Aristotle's transformational idea about the complete metamorphosis of insects” from Stuart Reynolds: https://t.co/FyOaEVMOAQ

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https://t.co/9SoZcOePei // 完全变态昆虫的蛹的起源有两种看法一种认为蛹是幼虫的一个阶段另一种认为蛹是真正的幼虫之前的幼虫是胚胎...

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