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Article: Seasonal Polyphenism in Bicyclus dorothea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Across Different Habitats in Cameroon
Title | Seasonal Polyphenism in Bicyclus dorothea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Across Different Habitats in Cameroon |
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Authors | |
Keywords | seasonal polyphenism Bicyclus dorothea ecotone forest |
Issue Date | 2018 |
Publisher | Entomological Society of America. |
Citation | Environmental Entomology, 2018, v. 47 n. 6, p. 1601-1608 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Many organisms exhibit changes in phenotypic traits as a response to seasonal environmental variation. We investigated the role of habitat in generating seasonal polyphenism in different populations of the light bush brown butterfly Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Cameroon. Butterflies were caught during the wet and dry seasons across four localities representing two distinct habitats, namely forest and ecotone (forest–savanna transition zone) over a 2-yr period (2015–2016). We found distinct variation in the wing pattern characteristics of butterflies in response to seasonality and habitat. Specifically we observed that: 1) all wing characters are not seasonally plastic in B. dorothea; 2) populations from ecotone tend to be more variable, with individuals exhibiting wings with large spots during the wet season and very reduced spots in the dry season while in forest populations, individuals exhibit wings with large spots during the wet season, but in the dry season, spots are not as greatly reduced as their ecotone counterparts; 3) this polyphenism in B. dorothea alternated consistently during the wet and dry seasons over the 2 yr of sampling. Bicyclus species have become a textbook example of seasonal polyphenism while this study extends this model system to the unique forest–ecotone gradient of Central Africa and demonstrates the complexity of seasonal forms in different habitats. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/288298 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.8 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.682 |
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dc.contributor.author | Dongmo, MAK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bonebrake, TC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hanna, R | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fomena, A | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-05T12:10:48Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-05T12:10:48Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Environmental Entomology, 2018, v. 47 n. 6, p. 1601-1608 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0046-225X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/288298 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Many organisms exhibit changes in phenotypic traits as a response to seasonal environmental variation. We investigated the role of habitat in generating seasonal polyphenism in different populations of the light bush brown butterfly Bicyclus dorothea (Cramer, 1779) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Cameroon. Butterflies were caught during the wet and dry seasons across four localities representing two distinct habitats, namely forest and ecotone (forest–savanna transition zone) over a 2-yr period (2015–2016). We found distinct variation in the wing pattern characteristics of butterflies in response to seasonality and habitat. Specifically we observed that: 1) all wing characters are not seasonally plastic in B. dorothea; 2) populations from ecotone tend to be more variable, with individuals exhibiting wings with large spots during the wet season and very reduced spots in the dry season while in forest populations, individuals exhibit wings with large spots during the wet season, but in the dry season, spots are not as greatly reduced as their ecotone counterparts; 3) this polyphenism in B. dorothea alternated consistently during the wet and dry seasons over the 2 yr of sampling. Bicyclus species have become a textbook example of seasonal polyphenism while this study extends this model system to the unique forest–ecotone gradient of Central Africa and demonstrates the complexity of seasonal forms in different habitats. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Entomological Society of America. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Entomology | - |
dc.rights | Environmental Entomology. Copyright © Entomological Society of America. | - |
dc.rights | This article is the copyright property of the Entomological Society of America and may not be used for any commercial or other private purpose without specific written permission of the Entomological Society of America | - |
dc.subject | seasonal polyphenism | - |
dc.subject | Bicyclus dorothea | - |
dc.subject | ecotone | - |
dc.subject | forest | - |
dc.title | Seasonal Polyphenism in Bicyclus dorothea (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Across Different Habitats in Cameroon | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Bonebrake, TC: tbone@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Bonebrake, TC=rp01676 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/ee/nvy135 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30219832 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85058517175 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 314675 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 47 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 6 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1601 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1608 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000456614100032 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0046-225X | - |