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Elliptic Fourier analysis in describing Shape of the Mandible of the Larvae of the Coconut Leaf beetle Brontispa longissima Gestro, 1885 (Chrysomelidae: Hispinae) collected from Plants with varying Degrees of Damage

Author Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, PHILIPPINES

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 1, Issue (8), Pages 19-26, December,10 (2012)

Abstract

This study was conducted to describe the mandibles of the larvae of coconut leaf beetle (Brontispa longissima) (CLB) populations collected from plants with various degrees of damage (heavy, moderate and low) using elliptic Fourier analysis. It was hypothesized that differences in phenotypic form of populations may provide evidence of possible genetic differentiation or mere adaptations of the pest to available food types with varying degree of resistance. Results show considerable differences in mandible shapes of the three populations of the beetle collected from coconuts with different degrees of damage. Based from the canonical variate analysis (CVA), the three populations were found to be distinct from each other indicating that variations in mandible shapes can be a result of the different level of resistance of the coconut plants. The results of the study show the utility of the method of Geometric Morphometrics specifically elliptic Fourier analysis in describing shapes of mandibles of B. longgisima attacking coconut trees with different level of damage. Future studies should be directed towards unraveling the observed disparity in the shapes of the mandibles between sexes and those attacking other plant species.

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