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Figueiró,Ronaldo; Calvet,Anderson; Gil-Azevedo,Leonardo Henrique; Docile,Tatiana Nascimento; Monteiro,Ricardo Ferreira; Maia-Herzog,Marilza. |
In this paper, the overall morphological differences between populations of Simulium subpallidumLutz, 1909 are studied. Several studies found in the literature point to a relationship between the labral fans and body size and the habitat where blackfly larvae occur. However, other characteristics potentially related to the microhabitat, such as abdominal hook circlet morphology, which is used for larvae to fix themselves in the substratum, and thoracic prolegs morphology, which help larvae move in the substratum, were analyzed in three different populations of S. subpallidum, one of which occupied a faster flow. The results suggest phenotypic plasticity in S. subpallidum and a tendency toward larger structures in faster flows. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Microhabitat associations; Neotropical region; Simuliidae; Water current range. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000100028 |
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Figueiró,Ronaldo; Nascimento,Érika Silva do; Gil-Azevedo,Leonardo Henrique; Maia-Herzog,Marilza; Monteiro,Ricardo Ferreira. |
This study aimed to evaluate the influence of water velocity speed on the local distribution and taxocenosis structure of blackfly larvae. The larvae were collected from two adjacent streams located in the municipality of Angra dos Reis (RJ): Caputera River and one of its tributaries. Riffle litter patches were sampled randomly using a 30 x 30 cm quadrat. Four blackfly species were found: Simulium incrustatum s. l. Lutz, 1910; Simulium (Inaequalium) sp. ; Simulium pertinax s. l. Kollar, 1832 and Simulium subpallidum s. l. Lutz, 1909. Among these species, Simulium pertinax s. l. was clearly associated with higher water current speeds, while Simulium subpallidum s. l. showed association with lower water velocities, and Simulium (Inaequalium) sp. had a... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Co-occurrence; Diversity; Neotropical. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262008000300020 |
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