REGULATION OF BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS DURING DEHYDRATION OF THE TENEBRIONID BEETLE RHYTINOTA PRAELONGA

作者: K. E. Zachariassen , S. Einarson

DOI: 10.1242/JEB.182.1.283

关键词: ZoologyDry seasonDehydrationFaunaDetritusInsectLarvaLimited accessFluid compartmentsBiologyBotany

摘要: Tenebrionid beetles are an important element of the fauna on African dry savanna. In contrast to majority savanna insect groups, which spend season as larvae, tenebrionids pass adults. The adult probably feed plant material and detritus (Louw Seely, 1982), they may undergo severe dehydration during (authors9 observation), because their limited access water.

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