Quantifying integration and modularity of evolutionary changes in morphometric traits is
crucial for understanding how organismal shapes evolve. For this purpose, comparative …

Wing venation has long been used for insect identification. Lately, the characterization of
venation shape using geometric morphometrics has further improved the potential of using …

Migration is a significant trait of the animal kingdom that can impose a strong selective
pressure on several structures to overcome the amount of energy that the organism invests …

Background Wing size and shape have important aerodynamic implications on flight
performance. We explored how wing size was related to wing shape in territorial males of 37 …

Abstract Triatoma guasayana (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), considered a secondary vector of
Chagas disease, invades rural dwellings through flight dispersal during the warm season in …

Flight is a key feature of the reproduction and dispersal of emerging aquatic insects.
However, morphological measurements of insect flight are mostly available for terrestrial …

Insect flight is made possible by different morphological structures: wings produce the lift, the
thorax drives the wings' movements, and the abdomen serves as a secondary control …

Due to physical scaling laws, size greatly affects animal locomotor ability and performance.
Whether morphological and kinematic traits always jointly respond to size variation is …

Abstract Information about parasitoids of neotropical vespids is scarce. Parasitoids collected
from 43 colonies of Polistes myersi Bequaert, 1934 and one ofPolistes erythrocephalus …

Intraspecific variation and sexual dimorphism in wing shape and size is common in winged
insects. The exact patterns, however, differ among taxa and are related to the selection …