Images from a Drosophila melanogaster Wing loading experiment from populations experimentally evolved with mantid predators

Images from an unpublished experiment to examine whether wing loading (using thorax size as a proxy for overall size) had evolved as a result of experimental evolution of <i>Drosophila melanogaster </i>in the presence of juvenile Chinese mantids (<i>Tenodera aridifolia sinensis</i>). Experimental Evolution was conducted by Dr. Michael DeNieu while a graduate student, while this experiment and measuring was conducted by Dr. Alycia Kowalski while a technician in the lab. This work was done in the lab of Ian Dworkin while at Michigan State University.<br><br>All images were taken on a Leica M125 Microscope, with a Leica DFC400 Digital camera using the Leica Application Software V 3.4.0.<br><br>Naming conventions for file<br>Sel/Con - selection (with predator) or control (no predator) lineages used.<br><br>R1/R2 - replicate lineage used. For each treatment, there were two independently evolved lineages with and without the predators.<br><br>HD/LD - Flies were reared under high density or low density conditions. <br><br>M/F - Sex of individual<br><br>legs/wings/thorax - which part of the individual was imaged.<br><br>The second set of images were from the same experiment, just redone to check scale.<br><br>While this work was not used in any study, see<br>https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2014/05/19/005322 for more details on the experimental design for experimental evolution.<br><br> <br><br> <br>