Publications by authors named "Pierre Rostan"
Article Synopsis
- Some insects have evolved remarkable plant mimicry strategies as a response to predation, leading to significant changes in their physical form.
- The fossil record reveals that the oldest known examples of insect leaf mimicry date back to the Mesozoic era, but a new discovery in the Middle Permian indicates this adaptation is even older.
- The analysis of a newly identified leaf-mimicking katydid, Permotettigonia gallica, shows that these insects had developed advanced mimicry traits similar to modern leaf-like katydids, suggesting that predation pressure was significant enough during the Permian to drive this adaptation.
