Wing and body size polymorphism in populations of the stonefly Arcynopteryx dichroa McL. (Plecoptera: Perlodidae) in the Ural Mountains, Russia

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Olga A. Loskutova, Lidia A. Zhiltzova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2016
• Subjects: Wing length; short-winged population; Urals; mountain lakes; latitude; isolation; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Lagorta; Nameless Lake; Polar Research; ural mountains
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v35.26596; https://doaj.org/article/c536c6a8b9a04795859be07936f41c79

Specimens from five Arcynopteryx dichroa (McL.) populations were examined to study wing length and body size at different latitudes and altitudes. In northern Europe, female A. dichroa are usually long winged, while males are short winged. During the past 20 years, only two short-winged populations...