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Maintenance of larval color polymorphism in Orgyia antiqua (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae): evaluating the role of thermal adaptation.

Environmental entomology - 1 Dec 2007

Sandre Siiri-Lii, Tammaru Toomas, Vanatoa Alo, Esperk Toomas

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Intraspecific color polymorphism is widespread in insects, and various mechanisms have been proposed to explain its maintenance. Some explanations rely on the effect of body color on the organism's thermal physiology. Darker individuals accumulate solar energy more efficiently, and therefore, dark body coloration in insects is frequently presumed to be an adaptation to low temperature conditions. However, it is...

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PMID: 18284757
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225x(2007)36[1303:molcpi]2.0.co;2

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