ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Green-brown polymorphism in alpine grasshoppers affects body temperature.
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- Replicated Differential Expression Analysis in a Green-Brown Polymorphic Grasshopper Reveals Role of Beta-Carotene-Binding Protein in Body Coloration.Molecular ecology · 2025Article
- Testing the reproducibility of ecological studies on insect behavior in a multi-laboratory setting identifies opportunities for improving experimental rigor.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Body Temperature Differences Between Green And Brown Grasshoppers Do Not Result From Thermal Physiology or Thermal Preferences.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Ontogeny of color development in two green-brown polymorphic grasshopper species.Ecology and evolution · 2023Article
- Drosophilids with darker cuticle have higher body temperature under light.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- How Individualized Niches Arise: Defining Mechanisms of Niche Construction, Niche Choice, and Niche Conformance.Bioscience · 2022Article
- The green-brown polymorphism of the club-legged grasshopper Gomphocerus sibiricus is heritable and appears genetically simple.BMC evolutionary biology · 2020Article
- Green-brown polymorphism in alpine grasshoppers affects body temperature.Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
- Evidence for morph-specific substrate choice in a green-brown polymorphic grasshopper.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Ectothermic animals depend on external heat sources for pursuing their daily activities. However, reaching sufficiently high temperature can be limiting at high altitudes, where nights are cold and seasons short. We focus on the role of a green-brown color polymorphism in grasshoppers from alpine habitats. The green-brown polymorphism is phylogenetically and spatially widespread among Orthopterans and the eco-evolutionary processes that contribute to its maintenance have not yet been identified.We here test whether green and brown individuals heat up to different temperatures under field conditions. If they do, this would suggest that thermoregulatory capacity might contribute to the maintenance of the green-brown polymorphism.We recorded thorax temperatures of individuals sampled and measured under field conditions. Overall, thorax temperatures ranged 1.7-42.1°C. Heat up during morning hours was particularly rapid, and temperatures stabilized between 31 and 36°C during the warm parts of the day. Female body temperatures were significantly higher than body temperatures of males by an average of 2.4°C. We also found that brown morphs were warmer by 1.5°C on average, a pattern that was particularly supported in the polymorphic club-legged grasshopper
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