The directional homing behaviour of the subsocial shield bug, Parastrachia japonensis (Heteroptera: Cydnidae), under different photic conditions

Zoological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 423-428

  Hironaka, Mantaro ^a,c   Nomakuchi, Sintaro ^a   Filippi, Lisa ^b   Tojo, Sumio ^a   Horiguchi, Hiroko ^c   Hariyama, Takahiko ^c  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heteroptera; Homing; Navigation; Orientation; Visual cue

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VISION; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CUES; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; HOMING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; VISION; WEATHER;

ANIMALIA; CYDNIDAE; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; PARASTRACHIA; PARASTRACHIA JAPONENSIS; WEDA TUMIDIFRONS;

EID: 0037785268     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.20.423     Document Type: Article

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