Jerking behavior in predaceous mites
Project management Schausberger Peter
organizational unit Institute of Plant Protection
duration 01.10.1999 to-
31.03.2001
Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
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Funder none
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Abstract
Jerking, which we defined as a pronounced and often repeated lunging of the entire body, was studied in larvae among seven species of phytoseiid mites. Despite the widespread occurrence of jerking among phytoseiid mites, knowledge about the nature and adaptive purposes of this behavior are vague. The objectiveof the study is to investigate possible functions of jerking, and to describe the behavior and the contexts in which it occurs.
keywords acarology
Publikationen
Jerking in predaceous mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) with emphasis on larvae.
Autoren: Blackwood, J.S., Croft, B.A., Schausberger, P. Jahr: 2001
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External partners
Oregon State University, Department of Entomology
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