THE EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF WING DIMORPHISM IN CARABID BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE)

被引：23
作者：
AUKEMA, B
机构：
[1] Entomology Section, Plant Protection Service, Wageningen, 6700 HC
来源：
RESEARCHES ON POPULATION ECOLOGY | 1995年 / 37卷 / 01期
关键词：
CARABIDAE; CALATHUS CINCTUS; CALATHUS MELANOCEPHALUS; WING DIMORPHISM; EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE;
D O I：
10.1007/BF02515767
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
A review of data on the background of wing dimorphism in carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and especially of the closely related Calathus cinctus and C. melanocephalus is given. In both Calathus species wing dimorphism is inherited in a simple Mendelian fashion with the brachypterous condition dominant, but in C. melanocephalus the expression of the long winged genotype is under environmental control as well. The development of long winged phenotypes in the latter species is favoured by relatively favourable environmental conditions, such as high temperatures and a high food-supply. The higher fecundity of the larger and heavier long winged females of both species may compensate for losses of long winged phenotypes by flight activities. The evolutionary significance of both types of inheritance is discussed in relation to dispersal. The 'fixed type' as found in C. cinctus is considered an opportunistic short term 'between sites strategy', whereas the 'dynamic type' of C. melanocephalus represents a flexible long term 'within sites strategy'.
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