MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT
Hassan, M., Bream, A., Younes, M., Elshewy, D., Khalifa, M., Riad, S. (2017). MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 67(67), 51-66. doi: 10.12816/0037794
Mostafa I. Hassan; Ahmed S. Bream; Mahmoud Younes; Dalia A. Elshewy; Mahmoud A. Khalifa; Saber A. Riad. "MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 67, 67, 2017, 51-66. doi: 10.12816/0037794
Hassan, M., Bream, A., Younes, M., Elshewy, D., Khalifa, M., Riad, S. (2017). 'MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 67(67), pp. 51-66. doi: 10.12816/0037794
Hassan, M., Bream, A., Younes, M., Elshewy, D., Khalifa, M., Riad, S. MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 67(67): 51-66. doi: 10.12816/0037794

MORPHOMETRIC COMPARISON BETWEEN WESTERN, EASTERN DESERTS AND SINAI POPULATIONS OF MESOSTENA ANGUSTATA (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) IN EGYPT

Egyptian Journal of Zoology
Article 4, Volume 67, Issue 67, June 2017, Page 51-66  XML
Document Type: Original Research Papers
DOI: 10.12816/0037794
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Authors
Mostafa I. Hassan1; Ahmed S. Bream1; Mahmoud Younes email orcid 1; Dalia A. Elshewy2; Mahmoud A. Khalifa1; Saber A. Riad1
1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
2Insect Classification and Survey Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare morphometric measurements of different populations of Mesostena angustata in Egypt. A multivariate comparison of morphometric differences was undertaken by eyepiece micrometer on 8 different ecogeographical areas from Egypt fall under Western Desert, El Faiyum Depression, Eastern Desert and South Sinai. Twenty-one morphometric measurements were taken. Traits best corresponding to the distinction of populations were distinguished by cluster analysis and the principal component analysis. The first and second principle component axes (PC1 and PC2) recorded 34.29% and 14.36%, respectively, of the total variation in samples. Multiple discriminant analysis revealed clear morphometric differences between Western Desert, El Faiyum Depression, Eastern Desert and South Sinai populations. Traits explaining most of variability between populations were those connected with morphological measurements.
Keywords
Morphometrics; PCA; Mesostena angustata; Darkling Beetles; Egypt
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