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UNCOVERING THE EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL ABDOMINAL APPENDAGE IN BLACK SCAVENGER FLIES (SEPSIDAE: DIPTERA)
I explore the evolution and development of a novelty in sepsid flies where males have recently evolved an elaborate brush-like appendage on the fourth abdominal segment that varies in shape and size across the family. A comparative analysis showed that male sepsids pay for more ornate 4th sternite …