Body-size evolution: how to evolve a mammoth moth.
Separate recent studies have revealed the physiological changes underlying the evolution of body size in an insect and advanced our understanding of the genetics of insect growth. These studies highlight the gulf between physiological and genetic studies of growth control and the exciting opportunities for unification of these fields.
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Guyot Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA. dstern@Princeton.edu
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D007814:Larva / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018402:Manduca / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology