Describing Compartmentalization in the Fore-wing of Populations of the Rice Grasshoppers, Oxya sp. (Acrididae: Orthoptera) | ||
| Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology | ||
| Article 5, Volume 5, Issue 1, April 2012, Pages 59-66 PDF (596.19 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2012.14908 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Kimverly Hazel I. Coronel; Mark Anthony J. Torres; Cesar G. Demayo | ||
| Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, 9200 Iligan City, Philippines | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The fore-wings of Rice grasshoppers, Oxya sp. are divided into compartments by a complex network of veins. There has been a long term hypothesis suggesting that wing compartments bounded by veins may correspond to distinct cell lineages and domains of gene expression. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the patterns of modularity and integration in the fore-wings of the Rice grasshoppers, Oxya sp. A total of 180 points were used to outline the margins of the fore-wings. Results showed that the fore-wing of Oxya sp. is partitioned into 6 developmental modules. The consistency in the number and pattern of developmental modules in the fore-wings suggests that the wings are highly conserved indicating genetic conservatism in the morphological spaces. Results also suggest that compartments are considered an autonomous unit of gene regulation and major veins served as boundaries and as active center of integration. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fore-wings; Modules; Modularity and Integration; Oxya sp | ||
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