Article
Flight-induced changes in gene expression in the Glanville fritillary butterfly.
Molecular ecology - 1 Oct 2015
Kvist Jouni, Mattila Anniina L K, Somervuo Panu, Ahola Virpi, Koskinen Patrik, Paulin Lars, Salmela Leena, Fountain Toby, Rastas Pasi, Ruokolainen Annukka, Taipale Minna, Holm Liisa, Auvinen Petri, Lehtonen Rainer, Frilander Mikko J, Hanski Ilkka
Abstract excerpt
Insect flight is one of the most energetically demanding activities in the animal kingdom, yet for many insects flight is necessary for reproduction and foraging. Moreover, dispersal by flight is essential for the viability of species living in fragmented landscapes. Here, working on the Glanville fritillary butterfly (Melitaea cinxia), we use transcriptome sequencing to investigate gene expression changes caused...
Topics
- Animals
- Butterflies
- Energy Metabolism
- Female
- Finland
- Flight, Animal
- Gene Expression
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Sequence Analysis, RNA
- Sex Characteristics
- Transcriptome