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ArticleInsects2026

Deforestation Increases Developmental Instability in the Orchid Bee

Fernando Moya, Tamara Segovia-Jara, Valeria Tapia, Catalina Aguilar, Jordan Hernandez-Martelo, Laura M Pérez, Manuel J Suazo, Alexis Matheu, Yostin Añino, Dumas Gálvez and 4 more

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Article in Insects, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Fernando MoyaMillenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago 7800003, Chile.ORCID 0009-0007-6641-0466
Tamara Segovia-JaraLaboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva, Instituto One Health, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, República 440, Santiago 8370134, Chile.ORCID 0009-0009-7633-9792
Valeria TapiaLaboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva, Instituto One Health, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, República 440, Santiago 8370134, Chile.
Catalina AguilarMillenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago 7800003, Chile.ORCID 0009-0001-0059-4166
Jordan Hernandez-MarteloMillenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago 7800003, Chile.
Laura M PérezDepartamento de Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-2915-309X
Manuel J SuazoVicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena 1700000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-0123-8312
Alexis MatheuCentro de Investigación Institucional, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago 8370993, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-7859-9039
Yostin AñinoLaboratorio de Ecología y Morfometría Evolutiva, Instituto One Health, Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Andrés Bello, República 440, Santiago 8370134, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-8870-8155
Dumas GálvezCoiba Scientific Station, City of Knowledge, Clayton 0843-01853, Panama.ORCID 0000-0001-8699-8497
Emilio Romero-RomeroMuseo de Invertebrados G.B. Fairchild, Universidad de Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá 0824-0021, Panama.
Alonso SantosMuseo de Invertebrados G.B. Fairchild, Universidad de Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá 0824-0021, Panama.ORCID 0000-0001-9339-486X
Carmen Rodríguez-PovedaDepartamento de Matemática, Universidad de Panamá, Panamá City 0801, Panama.
Hugo A BenítezMillenium Institute Biodiversity of Antarctic and Subantarctic Ecosystems (BASE), Santiago 7800003, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-7553-9893

Funding

Coiba Scientific Station (Coiba AIP)National Agency for Research and Development FB210018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Habitat loss and deforestation are among the main drivers of biodiversity decline in tropical ecosystems, yet their effects on developmental stability remain poorly understood in many insect groups. Orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) have been proposed as potential bioindicators of environmental quality due to their close association with forested habitats and sensitivity to habitat disturbance. Here, we evaluated the relationship between forest cover, wing morphology, and developmental stability in the orchid bee

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developmental instabilityEuglossinifluctuating asymmetrygeometric morphometricshabitat degradationwing shape

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PMID42652472
PMCPMC13512988

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