Water contact during courtship of males of Archisepsis diversiformis (Sepsidae)

 

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Λεπτομέρειες βιβλιογραφικής εγγραφής
Συγγραφέας: Briceño Lobo, R D
Μορφή: artículo original
Κατάσταση:Versión publicada
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης:2002
Περιγραφή:On uncut plants of Dieffenbachia (Araceae) male aggregations of Archisepsis diversiformis (Sepsidae) were observed fighting with each other and courting females. The males were observed repeatedly orienting toward water droplets, moving next to the droplet and leaning against it, alternatively, to the two sides of the body and using the legs from the opposite side to push against it. This movement was repeated up to seven times in one “bathing” event. The occasional “bath” probably helps to dissipate heat from the body surface, thus preventing a rise in body temperature
Χώρα:Portal de Revistas UCR
Ίδρυμα:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Γλώσσα:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/16188
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/16188
Λέξη-Κλειδί :archisepsis diversiformis
sepsidae
aggregations
bathing