Wing morphology is linked to stable isotope composition of nitrogen and carbon in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Zalewski, Marcin; Dudek-Godeau, Dorota; Tiunov, Alexei V.; Godeau, Jean-François; Okuzaki, Yutaka; Ikeda, Hiroshi; Sienkiewicz, Paweł; Ulrich, Werner

doi:10.14411/eje.2015.072

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“…Lime-oak forests grow at higher elevation and comprise a diverse community containing lime ( Tilia cordata Miller; Malvaceae), oak ( Quercus robur Linnaeus; Fagaceae), pine ( Pinus sylvestris Linnaeus; Pinaceae), and spruce ( Picea abies (Linnaeus) Karsten; Pinaceae). More detail description of habitats and maps are contained in Zalewski (2004) and Zalewski et al …”

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Trophic generalism at the population level in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Zalewski¹,

Dudek-Godeau

Godeau

et al. 2015

Can Entomol

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A growing body of evidence suggests trophic generalism (feeding on resources from more than one trophic level and/or on different resources of the same trophic level) is a widespread feature among ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). However, it remains unclear whether trophic generalism applies to single individuals, at the intrapopulation or interpopulation level. Here we present stable isotope data (δ15N, δ13C) of seven common European carabid species on an archipelago of 18 lake islands in northeastern Poland. We found strong differences in isotopic ratios between individuals of the same population as well as between different populations, indicating that carabids are opportunistic feeders and that the degree of opportunism differs between habitats and between islands. Trophic niche breadth as assessed by isotopic ratios was influenced by local habitat diversity. We suggest that opportunistic usage of different local resources results in striking differences between local populations and a very broad trophic niche observed at regional level.

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Trophic generalism at the population level in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Zalewski¹,

Dudek-Godeau

Godeau

et al. 2015

Can Entomol

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“…Although we found no effect of trophic position on the presence of wings (c.f. Zalewski et al 2015), we detected several intrinsic determinants of beetle wing morphology: wingless beetles were generally larger than winged species within the same family and families with smaller body size often included only winged species. The trade-off between size and winglessness has previously been reported for the Carabidae (e.g.…”

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“…We had three main aims: (1) to determine if the wing traits of beetle species are related to other beetle traits, including body size, trophic group, or phylogeny (family); (2) to determine the effect of habitat at multiple scales (microhabitat, site‐scale habitat, and landscape context) on the proportion of species and individuals with wings and on wing morphology; and (3) to determine how common winged and wingless species responded to habitat at multiple scales. Body size, family, and trophic group may correlate with a range of beetle morphological traits, including wing morphology (Niemelä et al ; Barton et al 2011 a ; Zalewski et al ); testing these relationships provides insights into potential trade‐offs and constraints among traits. Previous research in our study area has shown that beetle assemblages differ in composition and trophic structure among different vegetation successional stages (Gibb & Cunningham ).…”

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Does wing morphology affect recolonization of restored farmland by ground‐dwelling beetles?

Gibb

Retter

Cunningham

et al. 2016

Restoration Ecology

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Revegetation of previously cleared land is widely used to increase habitat area and connectivity of remnant vegetation for biodiversity conservation. Whether new habitat attracts or supports fauna depends on the dispersal traits of those fauna as well as the structure and composition of the surrounding landscape. Here, we examined wing morphology as a key dispersal trait for beetles in a revegetated landscape and asked, first, how it was related to phylogeny (family), trophic position, and body size. Second, we asked if wing morphology of recolonizing (or persisting) beetles varied with habitat characteristics at multiple scales, from microhabitat to landscape context. Third, we examined how common winged and wingless species responded to habitat at multiple scales. We measured the wing morphology of ground‐dwelling beetles from a restoration chronosequence, including paddocks, “young” revegetation (8–11 years old), “old” revegetation (14–19 years old), and fenced remnant vegetation. We found that body size and family membership were significant predictors of winglessness, with wingless species of carabids and curculionids being larger than their winged counterparts. We found no difference in the number of sites occupied by winged and wingless species, and no relationship between the wing morphology traits represented in different locations and habitat characteristics or landscape context. Furthermore, the most abundant species of both winged and wingless ground‐dwelling beetles had relatively little affinity to any habitat successional stage. Thus, despite intrinsic differences in wing morphology among species of ground‐dwelling beetle, we found no evidence that flight‐related dispersal limitations influenced recolonization (or persistence) in this landscape.

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“…Because energy resources are limited, long-winged (LW) insects need to allocate more energy to wings and flight muscles than short-winged (SW) ones, resulting in smaller investments in reproduction. Such a dispersion-reproduction trade-off is important to explore the evolutionary mechanism of dispersal strategies and the adaptive significance of dispersion in insects (Clobert, 2012;Zalewski et al, 2015). Previous studies have reported the trade-offs between female wing length and reproduction in crickets and some others insects (Anderson, 1973;Tanaka, 1976;Walters & Dixon, 1983;Roff, 1984;Zera, 1984;Zhao & Zera, 2009;Guerra, 2011), between male wing length and fore-femoral length, which is used for fighting in a thrips (Crespi, 1988), and between male wing length and testis weight, which is related to mating success in a cricket (Zeng & Zhu, 2012).…”

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Dispersal–reproduction trade‐off in the leaf beetleGalerucella grisescens

Nasu

Tokuda

2021

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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Dispersion-reproduction trade-offs are important to explore the evolutionary mechanism of dispersal strategies and the adaptive significance of dispersion in insects. In our previous study, variations in hindwing length were found in Japanese populations of the leaf beetle Galerucella grisescens (Joannis) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). They were distinctly divided into either long-winged (LW) or short-winged (SW) morphs in the field. The LW morphs were distributed widely in Japan, whereas the SW morphs were found in restricted areas in Honshu, the main island of Japan. We examined the possible existence of trade-offs between dispersion and reproduction in G. grisescens by laboratory experiments. Larval duration and adult body size (head width) were not significantly different between LW and SW strains, but adult body weight was larger in some LW strains than in SW strains, most likely due to the size of hindwings and legs as well as to the development of flight muscles. Although the pre-oviposition period was not significantly different among strains, female longevity and fertility were significantly higher in SW than in LW strains. Long-winged individuals displayed flutter behaviours, suggesting their flight dispersal abilities, but SW individuals did not. Femurs of LW individuals were significantly longer on all legs compared to SW strains and the former walked faster than the latter. The present results indicate the presence of a dispersion-reproduction trade-off in G. grisescens, in which SW strains have advantages in reproductive abilities and LW strains in dispersal abilities.

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Wing morphology is linked to stable isotope composition of nitrogen and carbon in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Cited by 10 publications

References 49 publications

Trophic generalism at the population level in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Trophic generalism at the population level in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Does wing morphology affect recolonization of restored farmland by ground‐dwelling beetles?

Dispersal–reproduction trade‐off in the leaf beetleGalerucella grisescens

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