Observations of female and mixed sex swarming behaviour in Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
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Observations of female and mixed sex swarming behaviour in Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). / Kirkeby, Carsten.
I: Polish Journal of Entomology, Bind 87, Nr. 2, 01.06.2018, s. 191-197.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Observations of female and mixed sex swarming behaviour in Culicoides Latreille, 1809 (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)
AU - Kirkeby, Carsten
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Female swarming behaviour has rarely been described in Culicoides. Previous records of female swarms have only been described for females swarming in mixed swarms together with males. Two new observations of Culicoides swarms in Sweden are described here: A mixed swarm with females of Culicoides obsoletus/gornostaevae and males of C. gornostaevae, and a purely female swarm of C. impunctatus. Swarming behaviour can facilitate predator confusion. Swarming behaviour is therefore an evolutionary advantage that can explain mixed species swarms and purely female swarms.
AB - Female swarming behaviour has rarely been described in Culicoides. Previous records of female swarms have only been described for females swarming in mixed swarms together with males. Two new observations of Culicoides swarms in Sweden are described here: A mixed swarm with females of Culicoides obsoletus/gornostaevae and males of C. gornostaevae, and a purely female swarm of C. impunctatus. Swarming behaviour can facilitate predator confusion. Swarming behaviour is therefore an evolutionary advantage that can explain mixed species swarms and purely female swarms.
KW - biting midges
KW - Culicoides gornostaevae
KW - Culicoides impunctatus
KW - Culicoides obsoletus
KW - female swarming
KW - mixed swarming
U2 - 10.2478/pjen-2018-0014
DO - 10.2478/pjen-2018-0014
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85049121559
VL - 87
SP - 191
EP - 197
JO - Polish Journal of Entomology
JF - Polish Journal of Entomology
SN - 2299-9884
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 210785148