Wing shape variations in an invasive moth are related to sexual dimorphism and altitude

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-541

  Hernandez L N ^a   Barragan A R ^a   Dupas, S ^a,b   Silvain, J F ^b   Dangles, O ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

altitude; geometric morphometrics; potato tuber moth; sexual variation; Tecia solanivora; wing shape

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORPHOMETRY; MOTH; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECUADOR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MALE; MOTH; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECUADOR; FEMALE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MALE; MOTHS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WING;

ECUADOR;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TECIA SOLANIVORA;

EID: 78650583794     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000748530999054X     Document Type: Article

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