Phenetic analysis of wing venation variability in Belarusian populations of the Altica oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

  • Oxana L. Nesterova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Nina V. Voronova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Alexandra A. Dvornikova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

A study of the leaf beetles A. oleracea venation polymorphism of the membranous wings from four Belarusian populations showed the presence of variability in the morphology of both main and secondary veins. All studied populations demonstrated the low level of intrapopulation diversity and the large proportion of rare morphs, most of which turned out to be unique for each population. A total of 28 wing venation phenes have been identified, of which 15 phenes are common to all populations, and 29 phenocomplexes, none of which are common to all populations. There was also no connection between the degree of fluctuating asymmetry of wing venation in populations and the ecological conditions of the environment in which the population lives.

Author Biographies

Oxana L. Nesterova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology), docent; associate professor at the department of general ecology and methods of biology teaching, faculty of biology

 

Nina V. Voronova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology), docent; associate professor at the department of general ecology and methods of biology teaching, faculty of biology

 

Alexandra A. Dvornikova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

student at the faculty of biology

 

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Published
2024-03-05
Keywords: leaf beetles, flea beetles, Altica oleracea, Chrysomelidae, phenetics, phene, polymorphism, wing venation, population
Supporting Agencies The work was carried out with financial support from the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (grant No. B20EA-051 dated 2020 November 6).
How to Cite
Nesterova, O. L., Voronova, N. V., & Dvornikova, A. A. (2024). Phenetic analysis of wing venation variability in Belarusian populations of the Altica oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). Experimental Biology and Biotechnology, 1, 54-65. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/biology/article/view/5836
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No 1 (2024): Experimental Biology and Biotechnology
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Zoology

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