ISSN:
1572-8889
Schlagwort(e):
Culicidae
;
Culex restuans
;
oviposition behavior
;
preoviposition drinking
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract In the field 92.9% of female Culex restuansdrank from the oviposition site before beginning to oviposit. Individuals that drank did so an average of 6.4 times, spending an average of 114.5 s in this behavior. Individuals prevented from drinking by sealing their proboscises either failed to lay or laid abnormal egg rafts. Drinking does not appear to be related to evaluation of the ovisite. Instead, it may be necessary for emptying the entire clutch of eggs from the ovarioles and may also assist in the construction of a normal egg raft.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01048115
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