Kin Competition Drives the Evolution of Earlier Metamorphosis

ABSTRACT Metamorphosis, the discrete morphological change between postembryonic life stages, is widespread across the animal kingdom. The suggested advantages of metamorphosis have usually been framed in terms of population benefits, i.e., ecological explanations. In contrast, evolutionary explanati...

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Main Authors: Bing Dong, Andy Gardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70806
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