Ecology, evolution, and/or functional significance of having many tarsomeres or many antennomeres?
Hi: Numerous arthropods have elongated legs and/or antennae. Those elongated structures are sometimes made out of a large number of units (-meres) that may (or may not) be true anatomical segments (in contrast to a much longer than usual segment). Is anyone aware of papers dealing with the ecology, evolution, and functional significance of having many tarsomeres or many antennomeres? Besides issues of sexual selection (and the obvious use of those characteristics to identify the organisms), I have not yet come across papers addressing that in my search. If you know of anything from the top of your head, could you send me an email to blayjo...@gmail.com Apologies for potential duplicate emails. Gratefully, Jorge P.S. I just came across a paper showing the basic data on reduction of legs in a group with typically elongated legs. Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
