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Timema cristinae

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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Phasmatodea
Family:	Timematidae
Genus:	Timema
Species:	T. cristinae
Binomial name
	Timema cristinae; Vickery, 1993

Timema cristinae, or Cristina's timema, is a species of walking stick in the family Timematidae. This species is named in recognition of the person who first found and collected it, Cristina Sandoval.^[1] It is found in North America.^[2]

Description

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Morphs

T. cristinae is polymorphic in regards to both its body colour and pattern.^[3]

Distribution and Habitat

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Reproduction

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Behaviour

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Ecology

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Use in Research

Due to its morphs, T. cristinae is used as an eco-evolutionary model to study the ongoing process of evolution.^[2]

References

^ Vickery, Vernon R. (1993). "Revision of Timema Scudder (Phasmatoptera: Timematodea) including three new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 125 (4): 657–692. doi:10.4039/ent125657-4. ISSN 0008-347X.
^ ^a ^b Farkas, Timothy E.; Mononen, Tommi; Comeault, Aaron A.; Hanski, Ilkka; Nosil, Patrik (2013). "Evolution of camouflage drives rapid ecological change in an insect community". Current Biology. 23 (19): 1835–1843. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.067. ISSN 0960-9822.
^ Sandoval, Cristina P. (1994). "Differential visual predation on morphs of Timema cristinae (Phasmatodeae: Timemidae) and its consequences for host range". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 52 (4): 341–356. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1994.tb00996.x. ISSN 0024-4066.

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[1] Vickery, Vernon R. (1993). "Revision of Timema Scudder (Phasmatoptera: Timematodea) including three new species". The Canadian Entomologist. 125 (4): 657–692. doi:10.4039/ent125657-4. ISSN 0008-347X.

[:0-2] Farkas, Timothy E.; Mononen, Tommi; Comeault, Aaron A.; Hanski, Ilkka; Nosil, Patrik (2013). "Evolution of camouflage drives rapid ecological change in an insect community". Current Biology. 23 (19): 1835–1843. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.067. ISSN 0960-9822.

[3] Sandoval, Cristina P. (1994). "Differential visual predation on morphs of Timema cristinae (Phasmatodeae: Timemidae) and its consequences for host range". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 52 (4): 341–356. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1994.tb00996.x. ISSN 0024-4066.

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