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Dewanand Makhan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Epicauta rishwani sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a new Blister Beetle from Mt. Jinyun, Beibei, Chongqing, China
2013Co-Authors: Dewanand MakhanAbstract:Epicauta rishwani sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a Blister Beetle, is newly described from Mt. Jinyun, Beibei, Chongqing, China.
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mylabris rishwani sp nov coleoptera meloidae an additional new Blister Beetle from ahvanu damghan semnan province iran
2012Co-Authors: Dewanand MakhanAbstract:Hycleus amrishi sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Meloidae), a new Blister Beetle, is described from Ahvanu, Damghan, Semnan Province, Iran.
Yasuoki Takami - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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latitudinal variation and coevolutionary diversification of sexually dimorphic traits in the false Blister Beetle oedemera sexualis
Ecology and Evolution, 2019Co-Authors: Daisuke Satomi, Chiharu Koshio, Haruki Tatsuta, Shinichi Kudo, Yasuoki TakamiAbstract:Sexual traits are subject to evolutionary forces that maximize reproductive benefits and minimize survival costs, both of which can depend on environmental conditions. Latitude explains substantial variation in environmental conditions. However, little is known about the relationship between sexual trait variation and latitude, although body size often correlates with latitude. We examined latitudinal variation in male and female sexual traits in 22 populations of the false Blister Beetle Oedemera sexualis in the Japanese Archipelago. Males possess massive hind legs that function as a female-grasping apparatus, while females possess slender hind legs that are used to dislodge mounting males. Morphometric analyses revealed that male and female body size (elytron length), length and width of the hind femur and tibia, and allometric slopes of these four hind leg dimensions differed significantly among populations. Of these, three traits showed latitudinal variation, namely, male hind femur was stouter; female hind tibia was slenderer, and female body was smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. Hind leg sizes and shapes, as measured by principal component analysis of these four hind leg dimensions in each sex, covaried significantly between sexes, suggesting coevolutionary diversification in sexual traits. Covariation between sexes was weaker when variation in these traits with latitude was removed. These results suggest that coevolutionary diversification between male and female sexual traits is mediated by environmental conditions that vary with latitude.
Daisuke Satomi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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latitudinal variation and coevolutionary diversification of sexually dimorphic traits in the false Blister Beetle oedemera sexualis
Ecology and Evolution, 2019Co-Authors: Daisuke Satomi, Chiharu Koshio, Haruki Tatsuta, Shinichi Kudo, Yasuoki TakamiAbstract:Sexual traits are subject to evolutionary forces that maximize reproductive benefits and minimize survival costs, both of which can depend on environmental conditions. Latitude explains substantial variation in environmental conditions. However, little is known about the relationship between sexual trait variation and latitude, although body size often correlates with latitude. We examined latitudinal variation in male and female sexual traits in 22 populations of the false Blister Beetle Oedemera sexualis in the Japanese Archipelago. Males possess massive hind legs that function as a female-grasping apparatus, while females possess slender hind legs that are used to dislodge mounting males. Morphometric analyses revealed that male and female body size (elytron length), length and width of the hind femur and tibia, and allometric slopes of these four hind leg dimensions differed significantly among populations. Of these, three traits showed latitudinal variation, namely, male hind femur was stouter; female hind tibia was slenderer, and female body was smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. Hind leg sizes and shapes, as measured by principal component analysis of these four hind leg dimensions in each sex, covaried significantly between sexes, suggesting coevolutionary diversification in sexual traits. Covariation between sexes was weaker when variation in these traits with latitude was removed. These results suggest that coevolutionary diversification between male and female sexual traits is mediated by environmental conditions that vary with latitude.
Haruki Tatsuta - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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latitudinal variation and coevolutionary diversification of sexually dimorphic traits in the false Blister Beetle oedemera sexualis
Ecology and Evolution, 2019Co-Authors: Daisuke Satomi, Chiharu Koshio, Haruki Tatsuta, Shinichi Kudo, Yasuoki TakamiAbstract:Sexual traits are subject to evolutionary forces that maximize reproductive benefits and minimize survival costs, both of which can depend on environmental conditions. Latitude explains substantial variation in environmental conditions. However, little is known about the relationship between sexual trait variation and latitude, although body size often correlates with latitude. We examined latitudinal variation in male and female sexual traits in 22 populations of the false Blister Beetle Oedemera sexualis in the Japanese Archipelago. Males possess massive hind legs that function as a female-grasping apparatus, while females possess slender hind legs that are used to dislodge mounting males. Morphometric analyses revealed that male and female body size (elytron length), length and width of the hind femur and tibia, and allometric slopes of these four hind leg dimensions differed significantly among populations. Of these, three traits showed latitudinal variation, namely, male hind femur was stouter; female hind tibia was slenderer, and female body was smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. Hind leg sizes and shapes, as measured by principal component analysis of these four hind leg dimensions in each sex, covaried significantly between sexes, suggesting coevolutionary diversification in sexual traits. Covariation between sexes was weaker when variation in these traits with latitude was removed. These results suggest that coevolutionary diversification between male and female sexual traits is mediated by environmental conditions that vary with latitude.
Shinichi Kudo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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latitudinal variation and coevolutionary diversification of sexually dimorphic traits in the false Blister Beetle oedemera sexualis
Ecology and Evolution, 2019Co-Authors: Daisuke Satomi, Chiharu Koshio, Haruki Tatsuta, Shinichi Kudo, Yasuoki TakamiAbstract:Sexual traits are subject to evolutionary forces that maximize reproductive benefits and minimize survival costs, both of which can depend on environmental conditions. Latitude explains substantial variation in environmental conditions. However, little is known about the relationship between sexual trait variation and latitude, although body size often correlates with latitude. We examined latitudinal variation in male and female sexual traits in 22 populations of the false Blister Beetle Oedemera sexualis in the Japanese Archipelago. Males possess massive hind legs that function as a female-grasping apparatus, while females possess slender hind legs that are used to dislodge mounting males. Morphometric analyses revealed that male and female body size (elytron length), length and width of the hind femur and tibia, and allometric slopes of these four hind leg dimensions differed significantly among populations. Of these, three traits showed latitudinal variation, namely, male hind femur was stouter; female hind tibia was slenderer, and female body was smaller at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. Hind leg sizes and shapes, as measured by principal component analysis of these four hind leg dimensions in each sex, covaried significantly between sexes, suggesting coevolutionary diversification in sexual traits. Covariation between sexes was weaker when variation in these traits with latitude was removed. These results suggest that coevolutionary diversification between male and female sexual traits is mediated by environmental conditions that vary with latitude.