Name - Gerris latiabdominis

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urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1198030 [metadata]

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Recent Publications

• Water striders adjust leg movement speed to optimize takeoff velocity for their morphology.
• Local environmental selection and lineage admixture act as significant mechanisms in the adaptation of the widespread East Asian pond skater Gerris latiabdominis to heterogeneous landscapes.
• The complete aquatic life: Adaptation of Amphiops mater Sharp (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) to the water surface during the pupal stage.
• Physics of sliding on water explains morphological and behavioural allometry across a wide range of body sizes in water striders (Gerridae).
• Comparison of thrust-generation strategies, midleg microstructures, and their functions in small water striders: Metrocoris histrio (Halobatinae) and Gerris latiabdominis (Gerrinae).

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