Morphometric criteria to differentiate Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) seasonal morphs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Temperate insect species often enter diapause in preparation for overwintering. One such species is the invasive vinegar fly, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), which has seasonal polymorphisms, considered winter and summer morphs.
Anh K Tran, W D Hutchison, Mark K Asplen
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Insulin-related peptide 5 is involved in regulating embryo development and biochemical composition in pea aphid with wing polyphenism [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2016 In aphids there is a fecundity-dispersal trade-off between wingless and winged morphs. Recent research on the molecular mechanism of wing morphs associated with dispersal reveals that insulin receptors in the insulin signaling (IS) pathway regulate ...
Shan-Shan eGuo +2 more
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Vestigial mediates the effect of insulin signaling pathway on wing-morph switching in planthoppers. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2021 Wing polymorphism is an evolutionary feature found in a wide variety of insects, which offers a model system for studying the evolutionary significance of dispersal.
Jin-Li Zhang +6 more
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miR-34 modulates wing polyphenism in planthopper. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2019 Polyphenism is a successful strategy adopted by organisms to adapt to environmental changes. Brown planthoppers (BPH, Nilaparvata lugens) develop two wing phenotypes, including long-winged (LW) and short-winged (SW) morphs.
Xinhai Ye +10 more
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Divergent alternative mating tactics in convergent male reproductive morphs. [PDF]
Behav EcolFunding: We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to N.W.B. (NE/W001616/1, NE/ T000619/1) and from the China Scholarship Council PhD scholarship to R.Z.
Zhang R, Bailey NW.
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Two species? – Limits of the species concepts in the pygmy grasshoppers of the Tetrix bipunctata complex (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Today, integrative taxonomy is often considered the gold standard when it comes to species recognition and delimitation. Using the Tetrix bipunctata complex, we here present a case where even integrative taxonomy may reach its limits.
Valentin Moser +3 more
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Autonomous material composite morphing wing
Journal of Composite Materials, 2023 Aeronautics research has continually sought to achieve the adaptability and morphing performance of avian wings, but in practice, wings of all scales continue to use the same hinged control-surface embodiment. Recent research into compliant and bio-inspired mechanisms for morphing wings and control surfaces has indicated promising results, though often
Daniel Morton +3 more
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Design of a Morphing Wingtip [PDF]
Journal of Aircraft, 2014 An initial design of a morphing wingtip for a regional jet aircraft is developed and evaluated. The adaptive wingtip concept is based upon a chiral-type internal structure, enabling controlled cant...
Chekkal, I. +10 more
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Journal of Cotton Research, 2021 Background The worldwide pest Aphis gossypii has three-winged morphs in its life cycle, namely, winged parthenogenetic female (WPF), winged gynopara (GP), and winged male, which are all produced by a wingless parthenogenetic female (WLPF).
Jichao JI +6 more
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The transcription factor Zfh1 acts as a wing-morph switch in planthoppers
Nature Communications, 2022 The molecular mechanisms underlying wing polyphenism remain poorly understood. Here the authors use plant hoppers to show that the development of long and short wing morphs is balanced by the relative activities of the Zfh1-FoxO and insulin signaling ...
Jin-Li Zhang +4 more
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