Aerodynamics, Thermoregulation, and the Evolution of Insect Wings: Differential Scaling and Evolutionary Change

1 May 1985

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Evolution

Vol. 39 (3) , 488
https://doi.org/10.2307/2408648

Abstract

We examine several aerodynamic and thermoregulatory hypotheses about possible adaptive factors in the evolution of wings from small winglets in insects. Using p...

Keywords

DIFFERENTIAL
ADAPTIVE
THERMOREGULATION
INSECTS
WINGLETS
THERMOREGULATORY
EVOLUTIONARY
AERODYNAMICS
EVOLUTION OF INSECT

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