A large genomic insertion containing a duplicated follistatin gene is linked to the pea aphid male wing dimorphism [PDF]
eLife, 2020 Wing dimorphisms have long served as models for examining the ecological and evolutionary tradeoffs associated with alternative phenotypes. Here, we investigated the genetic cause of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) male wing dimorphism, wherein males
Binshuang Li +8 more
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Transcriptome profiling of maternal stress-induced wing dimorphism in pea aphids. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2019 Wing dimorphism, that is, wingless and winged forms, can be induced by maternal stress signals and is an adaptive response of aphids to environmental changes.
Hu L, Gui W, Chen B, Chen L.
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iTRAQ-Based Comparative Proteomic Analysis Reveals Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Wing Dimorphism of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Wing dimorphism is a widespread phenomenon in insects with an associated trade-off between flight capability and fecundity. Despite the molecular underpinnings of phenotypic plasticity that has already been elucidated, it is still not fully understood ...
Limei Song +6 more
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Bacterial symbionts, Buchnera, and starvation on wing dimorphism in English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae (F.) (Homoptera: Aphididae) [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2015 Wing dimorphism in aphids can be affected by multiple cues, including both biotic (nutrition, crowding, interspecific interactions, the presence of natural enemies, maternal and transgenerational effects, and alarm pheromone) and abiotic factors ...
Fangmei eZhang +5 more
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Regulatory Mechanism of FoxO on Wing Dimorphism in the Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae). [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Simple Summary The brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens can develop into either long-winged or short-winged adults depending on environmental stimuli received during larval stages.
Xu N, Wei SF, Xu HJ.
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Transcriptomic Analysis Suggests Genes Expressed Stage-Independently and Stage-Dependently Modulating the Wing Dimorphism of the Brown Planthopper. [PDF]
Genes (Basel), 2019 Wing dimorphism is considered as an adaptive trait of insects. Brown planthoppers (BPHs) Nilaparvata lugens, a serious pest of rice, are either macropterous or brachypterous.
Zhang C, Liu XD.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Triatoma infestans, the primary vector of Chagas disease in southern South America, is reported as a dimorphic species for flight muscle development and presents a marked phenotypic plasticity in traits related to flight.
Julieta Nattero +7 more
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The maternal vGluT2 and embryonic mGluR3 signaling relay system controls offspring wing dimorphism in pea aphid. [PDF]
iScienceTransgenerational phenotypic plasticity (TPP) refers to the phenomenon that environmental conditions experienced by one generation can influence the phenotype of subsequent generations to adapt to the environment without modification of their DNA ...
Yuan Y +10 more
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Evidence of Wing Shape Sexual Dimorphism in Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus in Mallorca, Spain
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) is a highly invasive species widely distributed on the Spanish Mediterranean coast and the Balearic archipelago.
Júlia López-Mercadal +3 more
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A-to-I RNA editing of CYP18A1 mediates transgenerational wing dimorphism in aphids [PDF]
eLifeWing dimorphism is a common phenomenon that plays key roles in the environmental adaptation of aphid; however, the signal transduction in response to environmental cues and the regulation mechanism related to this event remain unknown.
Bin Zhu +5 more
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