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Cryptic diversity in the widespread European earwig Forficula auricularia (Insecta, Dermaptera).
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Jordaens, Kurt Houtte, Natalie Van Moerkens, R. Peussens, G. Leirs, Herwig Gobin, Bruno |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | The European earwig, Forficula auricularia is considered as a beneficial predator of several pests in pip fruit. The species is widespread in Europe and population dynamics are characterized by single(SBP) and double-brood populations (DBP), each with specific biological characteristics. Breeding experiments revealed differences in reproductive features between these population types, viz. SBP-females lay a single brood a year and eggs need a diapause after oviposition for optimal reproductive success whereas DBP-females can lay two broods a year and eggs do not need a diapause. Previously it was thought that both groups represented two biological species (based on molecular data) but a recent study (based on breeding experiments) claimed that F. auricularia comprises a single biological species since SBP and DBP individuals are able to interbreed. Kurt Jordaens1, Natalie Van Houtte1, Rob Moerkens2, Gertie Peussens3, Herwig Leirs3 and Bruno Gobin3 |
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| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |