Choice of perching sites by East Asian robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae)

Title:

Choice of perching sites by East Asian robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae)

Creator:

Haupt, Joachim

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:42004e92-36fb-47cd-8c30-2e8d88e4e680
uuid:42004e92-36fb-47cd-8c30-2e8d88e4e680

Subject:

Diptera, Asilidae, behaviour, biodiversity, and tropical ecology

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

Field observations in different habitats on the island of Iriomote (Yaeyama, Ryukyu, Japan) were carried out concerning their importance as perching sites of robber flies (Diptera, Asilidae), including the specialization of different species to varying microhabitats. Factors of mutual exclusion for the different species include spatial (horizontal and vertical), seasonal and behavioural factors. Some geographically widespread species prefer open areas, commonly used for agriculture, but endemic species are localized in the tropical forests of the lowlands, and afford that area the need for special protection.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
policy:public

Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2002 Volume:99 | Number:1

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

false