Dispersal and reproductive responses of the water strider, Aquarius paludum (Hemiptera: Gerridae), to changing NaCl concentrations

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-383

  Kishi, Manabu ^a   Harada, Tetsuo ^b   Fujisaki, Kenji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquarius paludum; Brackish water; Flight activity; Gerridae; NaCl concentration; Reproductive traits

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; INSECT; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KOCHI; SHIKOKU;

AQUARIUS PALUDUM; GERRIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34848866213     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.056     Document Type: Article

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