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

Title:

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

Creator:

Hopkins, Graham W. and Dixon, Anthony F. G.

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:46737f9c-04ad-479d-afe3-20341cb29192
uuid:46737f9c-04ad-479d-afe3-20341cb29192

Subject:

Aphididae, Euceraphis betulae, Monaphis antennata, aphids, Betula pendula, birch, orientation, abaxial leaf surface, and adaxial leaf surface

Type:

article, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

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.

Language:

English

Rights:

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

Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2000 Volume:97 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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