The effects of temperature, relative humidity, light, and resource quality on flight initiation in the red flour beetle,Tribolium castaneum
| Autor: | Douglas W. Drury, Matthew E. Whitesell, Michael J. Wade |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Flight initiation fungi Resource quality Context (language use) Biology biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Extreme heat 010602 entomology Horticulture Light source Behavioral response Insect Science Botany Relative humidity Red flour beetle Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 158:269-274 |
| ISSN: | 0013-8703 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/eea.12401 |
| Popis: | We investigated the environmental conditions that induce a flight response in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), including resource quality, temperature, relative humidity, and light. Over 72-h trial periods, we observed the proportion of individuals emigrating by flight to range from 0.0 in extreme heat or cold to 0.82 with starvation. Resource quality, presence of a light source, and temperature all directly influenced the initiation of the flight response. We did not detect any effect of relative humidity or sudden change in temperature on the incidence of flight. We discuss our findings in the context of Tribolium ecology and evolution. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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