Distribution and predictors of wing shape and size variability in three sister species of solitary bees.

ABSTRACT: Morphological traits can be highly variable over time in a particular geographical area. Different selective pressures shape those traits, which is crucial in evolutionary biology. Among these traits, insect wing morphometry has already been widely used to describe phenotypic variability at the inter-specific level. On the contrary, fewer studies have focused on intra-specific wing morphometric variability. Yet, such investigations are relevant to study potential convergences of variation that could highlight micro-evolutionary processes. The recent sampling and sequencing of three solitary bees of the genus Melitta across their entire species range provides an excellent opportunity to jointly analyse genetic and morphometric variability. In the present study, we first aim to analyse the s

SUBMITTER: Dellicour S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5342212 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature