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Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude
Abstract
The small brown planthopper Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826), which belongs to Delphacidae family, is widespread in Palearctic. It is one of the important pests of agricultural crops such as rice, maize, oat, wheat etc. Because of its economic importance, identification of the factors that effective on L. striatella populations is required. Size of body parts closely related with vital processes such as metabolic performance, fecundity, and longevity. Several ecological factors such as light, temperature, water supply and moisture were effective on body size. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of altitude on some body measurements of L. striatella. Because light, temperature, precipitation and some of the other factors vary based on altitude, it is an important ecological factor for organisms. Understanding the effects of altitude on insect species may give useful information about them. The specimens were collected from three localities at different altitudes in Central Black Sea Region, Turkey. Except wing length, all the measurements of the body parts varied proportionally with increasing altitude. Statistically significant variations were determined in the measurements of head width, pronotum length, pronotum width, mesonotum width and forewing width. The maximum head, pronotum, mesonotum and forewing width (0.623, 0.686,0.707 and 0.730 mm, respectively) and pronotum length (0.172 mm) was measured at 50 m. The minimum measurements of these body parts were at 900 m. Additionally, relationships were determined between measured body parts and altitude.
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Supporting Institution
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi
Project Number
PYO.FEN.1904.09.013
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 26, 2023
Submission Date
August 14, 2022
Acceptance Date
March 13, 2023
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 44 Number: 1
APA
Karavin, M., & Zeybekoğlu, Ü. (2023). Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 44(1), 13-18. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1161889
AMA
1.Karavin M, Zeybekoğlu Ü. Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude. CSJ. 2023;44(1):13-18. doi:10.17776/csj.1161889
Chicago
Karavin, Murat, and Ünal Zeybekoğlu. 2023. “Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax Striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) Due to Altitude”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 44 (1): 13-18. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1161889.
EndNote
Karavin M, Zeybekoğlu Ü (March 1, 2023) Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 44 1 13–18.
IEEE
[1]M. Karavin and Ü. Zeybekoğlu, “Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude”, CSJ, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 13–18, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.17776/csj.1161889.
ISNAD
Karavin, Murat - Zeybekoğlu, Ünal. “Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax Striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) Due to Altitude”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal 44/1 (March 1, 2023): 13-18. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1161889.
JAMA
1.Karavin M, Zeybekoğlu Ü. Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude. CSJ. 2023;44:13–18.
MLA
Karavin, Murat, and Ünal Zeybekoğlu. “Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax Striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) Due to Altitude”. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 13-18, doi:10.17776/csj.1161889.
Vancouver
1.Murat Karavin, Ünal Zeybekoğlu. Variation in Measurements of Some Body Parts of Laodelphax striatella (Fallén, 1826) (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Delphacidae) due to Altitude. CSJ. 2023 Mar. 1;44(1):13-8. doi:10.17776/csj.1161889