dc.contributor.author |
Flinte, Vivian |
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dc.contributor.author |
Windsor, Donald M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sekerka, Lukas |
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dc.contributor.author |
de Macedo, Margarete Valverde |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ferreira Monteiro, Ricardo |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-02-09T20:03:08Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-02-09T20:03:08Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Flinte, Vivian, Windsor, Donald M., Sekerka, Lukas, de Macedo, Margarete Valverde, and Ferreira Monteiro, Ricardo. 2010. "<a href="https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/11895">Plagiometriona emarcida (Boheman, 1855) and Plagiometriona forcipata (Boheman, 1855) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), a single species differing in larval performance and adult phenotype</a>." <em>Journal of Natural History</em>. 44 (15-16):891–904. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0022-2933 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10088/11895 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Matings frequently observed between the tortoise beetles <I>Plagiometriona forcipata</I> (Boheman, 1855) and <I>Plagiometriona emarcida</I> (Boheman, 1855), in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, led us to compare the ecology, life history and genetics of these two morphologically distinct species. Host plant censuses revealed <I>P. emarcida</I> was about five times more abundant, while populations of both species responded in parallel to climate. Laboratory-reared immature <I>P. forcipata</I> took 2 days longer to complete development and showed higher mortality rates. No differences were detected in ovipositional behaviour, genitalia morphology or in sex ratio of offspring. The adult offspring of field-caught females of both species contained individuals with both species' elytral patterns. Finally, nearly identical cytochrome oxidase I sequences obtained from individuals of each species suggest that they are a single polymorphic species. Based on these observations and the examination of type material we propose the new synonymy: <I>Plagiometriona forcipata</I> = <I>P. emarcida</I>, <B>syn. nov.</B> |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Journal of Natural History |
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dc.title |
Plagiometriona emarcida (Boheman, 1855) and Plagiometriona forcipata (Boheman, 1855) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), a single species differing in larval performance and adult phenotype |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.srbnumber |
90769 |
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rft.jtitle |
Journal of Natural History |
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rft.volume |
44 |
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rft.issue |
15-16 |
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rft.spage |
891 |
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rft.epage |
904 |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
STRI |
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dc.citation.spage |
891 |
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dc.citation.epage |
904 |
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