Why do mayflies lay their eggs en masse on dry asphalt roads? Water-imitating polarized light reflected from asphalt attracts ephemeroptera

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2273-2286

  Kriska, György ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a   Andrikovics, Sándor ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Asphalt road; Ephemeroptera; Insect trap; Mayfly; Polarization vision; Polarotaxis; Reflection polarization; Reproductive behaviour; Video polarimetry; Water detection

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; INSECT; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VIDEORECORDING; VISION;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; INSECTS; LIGHT; MALE; OVIPOSITION; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORTATION; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032143988     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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