The association between wing morphology and dispersal is sex-specific in the glanville fritillary butterfly Melitaea cinxia (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae)

摘要: We examined whether dispersal was associated with body and wing morphology individual quality, such an association sex-specific, in the Glanville fritillary butterfly Melitaea cinxia (L.) Paldiski on north coast of Estonia. Body weight, size shape both fore- hindwing, aspect ratio loading were used as measures morphology. Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) a measure quality. Males females did not differ rates, despite large differences overall FA. Females had significantly higher ratio, but lower FA than males. Females, males, that dispersed differed forewing from those disperse. The sex-specifity covariation between is most probably due to being different life-history traits sexes, resulting selection pressures each sexes.