Body size evolution in an old insect order: No evidence for Cope's Rule in spite of fitness benefits of large size
JT Waller, EI Svensson - Evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
… of body size evolution in this ancient insect order. Our combined results suggest consistent
directional selection (for these fitness components, at least) toward larger adult body size in …
directional selection (for these fitness components, at least) toward larger adult body size in …
The developmental and physiological basis of body size evolution in an insect
LJ D'Amico, G Davidowitz… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… that determine size change as body size evolves. Here we report on a case of body size
evolution in … In order to ascertain the degree to which the body size of modern animals could be …
evolution in … In order to ascertain the degree to which the body size of modern animals could be …
Out of the tropics: Macroevolutionary size trends in an old insect order are shaped by temperature and predators
EI Svensson, M Gómez‐Llano… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… ecological and evolutionary drivers of global latitudinal size gradients in an old insect order.
… using two standard measures of body size: wing length and total body length. We used data …
… using two standard measures of body size: wing length and total body length. We used data …
Phylogenetic analyses suggest that diversification and body size evolution are independent in insects
JL Rainford, M Hofreiter, PJ Mayhew - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2016 - Springer
… and body size occur after accounting for phylogeny and size … evolutionary process that
may underpin size evolution in … or major orders) are associated with divergent evolutionary …
may underpin size evolution in … or major orders) are associated with divergent evolutionary …
Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective
… or more subtaxa, taxonomic order accounts for 3% of the variation in body size, family for
38%… history of the body size of insects plainly reveal how rapidly body size changes can evolve …
38%… history of the body size of insects plainly reveal how rapidly body size changes can evolve …
The significance of body size in the Orthoptera: a review
DW Whitman - Journal of Orthoptera research, 2008 - BioOne
… diverse insects range across 2.5 orders of magnitude for adult body length and 4.5 orders of
… The evolution of smaller body size likewise requires evolutionary accommodation in other …
… The evolution of smaller body size likewise requires evolutionary accommodation in other …
Atmospheric oxygen level and the evolution of insect body size
JF Harrison, A Kaiser… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… Giant dragonflies of the extinct order Protodonata (Meganeura) had wingspans … affect body
size distributions. Finally, we examine the existing data that aPO 2 affects insect size evolution…
size distributions. Finally, we examine the existing data that aPO 2 affects insect size evolution…
Small body size in an insect shifts development, prior to adult eclosion, towards early reproduction
AD Thorne, JJ Pexton, C Dytham… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
… lifetime fecundity of insects typically increase intraspecifically with adult body size, the … -history
traits (Jervis & Ferns 2004). Interspecific comparative studies on three insect orders have …
traits (Jervis & Ferns 2004). Interspecific comparative studies on three insect orders have …
Size, phylogeny and life-history in the evolution of feeding specialization in insect predators
F Gilbert - Insect life cycles: genetics, evolution and co-ordination, 1990 - Springer
… the evolution of feeding patterns among herbivorous insects … order is assumed to be an
order of increasing specialization in habitat, on the basis of field experience. It is an a priori order, …
order of increasing specialization in habitat, on the basis of field experience. It is an a priori order, …
Breaking the rule: multiple patterns of scaling of sexual size dimorphism with body size in orthopteroid insects
CJ Bidau, A Taffarel, ER Castillo - Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica …, 2016 - biotaxa.org
… , and evolutionary processes are highly dependent on size; … -order taxa to which the species
belong regarding body size and sexual size dimorphism, we collected data on body length …
belong regarding body size and sexual size dimorphism, we collected data on body length …
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