BODY TEMPERATURES OF NAMIB DESERT TENEBRIONID BEETLES - THEIR RELATIONSHIP IN LABORATORY AND FIELD

被引：30

作者：

ROBERTS, CS ^{[1
]}

SEELY, MK ^{[1
]}

WARD, D ^{[1
]}

MITCHELL, D ^{[1
]}

CAMPBELL, JD ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] DESERT ECOL RES UNIT NAMIBIA,SWAKOPMUND,NAMIBIA

来源：

PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY | 1991年 / 16卷 / 04期

关键词：

HIGH BODY TEMPERATURES; DESERT BEETLES; TENEBRIONIDAE;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1365-3032.1991.tb00586.x

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The body temperatures of six apterous species of Namib Desert tenebrionid beetles were measured continuously with indwelling thermocouples under laboratory conditions and in the field. The range of body temperatures selected was within the upper half of their 'tolerated range', which we defined as the temperatures lying between measured critical thermal maximum and critical thermal minimum. In the field, individuals also maintained their body temperatures within the upper half of the 'tolerated range'. These beetles maintained higher body temperatures than those recorded for any other ectothermic insect. Three of the six species maintained lower body temperatures in the field than they selected in the laboratory. The other three species showed no significant difference between field and laboratory body temperatures. We conclude that these beetles are not forced by biotic or abiotic factors to adopt thermal niches which present them with physiological difficulties.

引用

页码：463 / 475

页数：13

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