Does wing dimorphism affect mobility in Metrioptera roeselii (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)? [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2011 Range shifts are among the most conspicuous effects of global warming. Marked changes in distribution are recorded both for highly mobile species of insects, which are capable of flight, and wing-dimorphic species with predominantly short-winged ...
Dominik Poniatowski, Thomas Fartmann
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Genetic diversity of a successful colonizer: isolated populations of Metrioptera roeselii regain variation at an unusually rapid rate [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2014 AbstractNewly founded isolated populations need to overcome detrimental effects of low genetic diversity. The establishment success of a population may therefore depend on various mechanisms such as assortative mating, purging of deleterious alleles, creation of new mutations and/or repeated inflow of new genotypes to reduce the effects of inbreeding ...
Peter Kanuch +2 more
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Gene flow relates to evolutionary divergence among populations at the range margin [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background Morphological differentiation between populations resulting from local adaptations to environmental conditions is likely to be more pronounced in populations with increasing genetic isolation. In a previous study a positive clinal variation in
Peter Kaňuch +5 more
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Modelling the distribution of the invasive Roesel’s bush-cricket (Metrioptera roeselii) in a fragmented landscape [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2011 The development of conservation strategies to mitigate the impact of invasive species requires knowledge of the species ecology and distribution. This is, however, often lacking as collecting biological data may be both time-consuming and resource ...
Sonja Preuss +2 more
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Estonian Journal of Ecology, 2014 We studied the wing dimorphism in Roeselâs bush cricket populations. A total of 410 individuals (77 macropterous and 333 brachypterous) were sampled in seven sites. We found a high frequency (£ 53%) of macropterous individuals in some meadows surrounded by forests.
Antal Nagy
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European Journal of Entomology, 2009 Macroptery is common in many species of Orthoptera, but the causes are still discussed. Besides the assumption that macroptery is genetically determined, there is evidence that wing dimorphism is induced by environmental factors, particularly population ...
Dominik Poniatowski, Thomas Fartmann
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On Variation of Polyandry in a Bush-Cricket,Metrioptera roeselii, in Northern Europe [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2013 Patterns of polyandry in nuptial-gift-giving insects are often explained in terms of sexually antagonistic coevolution. However, the potential influence of environmental constraints and life-history traits on polyandry in these species is still largely unexplored. As an initial step in examining the role of these factors, this study measured the number
Kaňuch, Peter +3 more
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Female perception of copulatory courtship by male titillators in a bushcricket. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2018 Males of the bushcricket Metrioptera roeselii bear paired titillators that are spiny genital structures supposedly functioning as copulatory courtship devices.
Wulff NC, Schöneich S, Lehmann GUC.
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Two Species with an Unusual Combination of Traits Dominate Responses of British Grasshoppers and Crickets to Environmental Change. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 There are large variations in the responses of species to the environmental changes of recent decades, heightening interest in whether their traits may explain inter-specific differences in range expansions and contractions.
Björn C Beckmann +5 more
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Evaluating range-expansion models for calculating nonnative species' expansion rate. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2014 Species range shifts associated with environmental change or biological invasions are increasingly important study areas. However, quantifying range expansion rates may be heavily influenced by methodology and/or sampling bias. We compared expansion rate
Preuss S +3 more
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