Orientation of Phalerisida maculata Kulzer (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in sandy beaches of the Chilean coast
| 作者： | Maria H Avellanal, Eduardo Jaramillo, Ernest Naylor, Fergus Kennedy |
| 作者单位： |
1Instituto de Zoologı́a-Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile 2School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales-Bangor, Marine Science Laboratories, Menai Bridge, UK |
| 刊名： | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2000, Vol.247 (2), pp.153-167 |
| 来源数据库： | Elsevier Journal |
| DOI： | 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00185-9 |
| 关键词： | Insecta; Coleoptera; Orientation; Sandy beaches; Chile; |
| 原始语种摘要： | Abstract(#br)The orientation stimuli of adult individuals of the beetle Phalerisida maculata Kulzer (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) over the beach surface, were studied at two sandy beaches of the chilean coast approximately 1300 km apart, Apolillado (ca. 29° S) and Playa Universitaria de Mehuı́n (ca. 39° S). Phalerisida maculata did not orient by astronomic cues such as the sun and moon, nor by the terrestrial magnetic field. Both populations showed positive scototaxis, and oriented downward on slopes with dry sediments, and upwards on slopes with wet sediments. |
