Habitat Persistence and the Evolution of Wing Dimorphism in Insects

1994 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 772-798 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek A. Roff
Keyword(s):  
Wing Dimorphism ◽  
Habitat Persistence

XXVII.—The Inheritance of Long and Short Wings in the Weevil, Sitona hispidula, with a Discussion of Wing Reduction among Beetles

1928 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 665-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy J. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Work ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Wing Dimorphism ◽  
Wing Reduction ◽  
Hereditary Factors ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Evolutionary Point

It is well known that in many orders of typically winged insects species occur which in the adult stage are apterous or have the wings so reduced in size that flight is impossible. Sometimes the reduction of wings affects one sex only, as in the case of the females of certain moths, but in the majority of cases it is exhibited by both sexes. In many instances wing dimorphism occurs irrespective of sex, one form of the species having fully developed wings and the other greatly reduced wings. In some species the wings are polymorphic. The problem of the origin of reduced wings and of other functionless organs is one of great interest from the evolutionary point of view. Various theories have been advanced in explanation, but in the majority of cases the various aspects of the subject are too little known to warrant discussion. More experimental work is required to show how far environmental conditions on the one hand, and hereditary factors on the other, are responsible for this phenomenon. Those species which exhibit alary dimorphism afford material for the study of the inheritance of the two types of wings, but only in a few cases has this method of research been utilized.

scholarly journals Wing dimorphism as an adaptive strategy in water-striders (Gerris)

Hereditas ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olli Järvinen ◽  
Kari Vepsäläinen
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Wing Dimorphism ◽  
Water Striders

scholarly journals THE EVOLUTION OF WING DIMORPHISM IN INSECTS

Evolution ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 1009-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek A. Roff
Keyword(s):  
Wing Dimorphism
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