Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"nectar feeding"”.
-
The Influence of Weeds Associated With Reduced-Tillage Corn on a Black Cutworm Parasitoid, Meteorus Rubens (Nees Von Esenbeck), and Computer Simulation of The Consequences for Black Cutworm Damage
The impact of nectar-feeding at flowering weeds by Meteorus rubens on black cutworm damage to seedling corn was investigated through a combination of experimental research and computer simulation. In the laboratory, female M. rubens provided with flowering weeds lived on average 7.6 days, more than …
-
Heartbeat rate modulation mediated by the ventral nerve cord in the honey bee, APIS MELLIFERA
… intact Honey Bees during rest and also during nectar feeding and locomotion, activities that both result in modulating heartbeat. Heartbeat patterns were then described separately for bees in which assumed neural regulation was disrupted (the ventral nerve cord was transected), and for bees in …
-
The effects of climate and habitat on Butterfly populations
… effects for butterflies and other mobile, nectar feeding insects.
-
Comparative Morphology of Sensilla Styloconica on the Proboscis of North American Nymphalidae and Other Selected Taxa: Systematic and Ecological Considerations.
… of eight variables tested between two distinct feeding guilds of North American Nymphalidae. Average number, density, extent of proboscis coverage with sensilla, their total length, and shoulder spine length were all significantly greater in the non-nectar feeding guild than in nectar feeders, …
-
Pheromones, nectar, and computer vision: investigating large-scale patterns of chemodiversity.
… I investigate the role of specialized nectar chemistry under several existing hypotheses, generate and test novel hypotheses regarding global patterns of insect semiochemical diversity, and discuss methods for rapidly and scalably monitoring insect biodiversity using machine learning. …
-
How availability and quality of nectar and honeydew shape an Australian rainforest ant community
Ant communities visiting nectar and honeydew sources were studied in a tropical lowland rainforest in North Queensland, Australia. The study focused on the hypothesis whether the distribution and composition of nectar and honeydew diets influence resource partitioning and competition in the ant …
-
The impacts of habitat fragmentation of Tsitsikamma fynbos, South Africa, on avian nectarivore presence, abundance, and pollination
… in flowering abundance can result in lower nectar production and availability. This reduction in reliable food, along with a lack of adequate habitat and nesting resources, can reduce the abundance of pollinators which, in turn, may result in reduced seed-set for the plant species that rely …
-
Exploiting Sugar Feeding Behaviors For Mosquito Control
… little is known about phytophagy. Sugar feeding is an essential aspect of mosquito biology. Both male and female mosquitoes must consume sugar as a primary fuel source. Mosquitoes use olfactory and visual cues among other cues to find suitable food sources. Abiotic factors, such as …