Winged insects and insect wings : geological, ecological, and functional context
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- There is little doubt that insects---particularly winged insects---represent a uniquely successful evolutionary radiation. Nor is there much doubt that wings were a key innovation that facilitated this diversification. In light of this, it is surprising just how few studies have examined how transformative insect wings really were when they first originated just below the Mississippian/Pennsylvanian boundary. Chapter One of my dissertation examines the influence of atmospheric oxygen on the origin of insect wings. Chapter Two examines the feeding ecology of winged insects throughout deep time, focusing on the diversity of insect damage types on fossilized leaves. Chapter Three examines insect wings themselves: how they function, and what the underlying selective pressures may be.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2021; ©2021 |
| Publication date | 2021; 2021 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Schachat, Sandra R |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Boyce, C. Kevin |
| Degree supervisor | Payne, Jonathan L |
| Thesis advisor | Boyce, C. Kevin |
| Thesis advisor | Payne, Jonathan L |
| Thesis advisor | Leslie, Andrew (Andrew B.) |
| Degree committee member | Leslie, Andrew (Andrew B.) |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Sandra R. Schachat. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Geological Sciences. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2021. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/fb726kk2477 |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2021 by Sandra R Schachat
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC-ND).
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