Feeding site location in birch aphids (Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae): The simplicity and reliability of cues

Autor:	Graham W. HOPKINS, Anthony F.G. DIXON
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	aphididae euceraphis betulae monaphis antennata aphids betula pendula birch orientation abaxial leaf surface adaxial leaf surface Zoology QL1-991
Zdroj:	European Journal of Entomology, Vol 97, Iss 2, Pp 279-280 (2000)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1210-5759 1802-8829
DOI:	10.14411/eje.2000.044
Popis:	To establish the importance of different cues for feeding site location in aphids, two birch-feeding species were given access to leaves that were either orientated normally or inverted. Euceraphis betulae used gravity and/or light as the main cue, and settled on the surface that was orientated down. Monaphis antennata additionally used leaf surface features to locate its feeding site, and approximately half of the individuals settled on the correct feeding surface whatever its orientation. This is one of the few examples of positive stimuli being used by aphids during feeding site location.
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