Natural History and Behavior of the Aldabra Rail (Dryolimnas [Cuvieri] Aldabranus)

2008 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross M. Wanless ◽  
Philip A. R. Hockey
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
And Behavior

The Natural History and Behavior of North American Beewolves

1990 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 344
Author(s):  
Malcolm T. Sanford ◽  
Howard E. Evans ◽  
Kevin M. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
North American ◽  
And Behavior

Natural history and behavior of Chymomyza mycopelates and C. exophthalma (Diptera: Drosophilidae), and allometry of structures used as signals, weapons, and spore collectors

2002 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
pp. 667-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Eberhard
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Courtship Behavior ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Visual Displays ◽  
Positive Allometry ◽  
Display Devices ◽  
Aggressive Interactions ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Male Head ◽  
And Behavior

AbstractMales of Chymomyza mycopelates Grimaldi and Chymomyza exophthalma Grimaldi battled at sites where females fed and mated (but did not oviposit). Both sexes in the two species waved their brightly marked front legs during aggressive interactions, and males used these legs to strike and grasp opponents forcefully. During intense battles, male C. mycopelates also butted or pushed with their heads, whereas male C. exophthalma used their more strikingly wide heads to threaten with stereotyped displays, during which they also held their front legs folded against the sides of their eyes. Courtship behavior by male C. mycopelates involved tactile and perhaps visual displays with the tips of their front legs. Both species also fed by sweeping their front legs over the surface of fruiting fungi and by removing the spores from their legs with their mouthparts. Although male head width in C. exophthalma showed positive allometry, portions of the front legs that were used as signals and as weapons did not, and thus were not in accord with theoretical predictions that weapons and display devices would have steeper allometries.

scholarly journals Natural History and Behavior of Two Species of Macrohaltica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

1993 ◽  
Vol 100 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 93-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Eberhard ◽  
R. Achoy ◽  
M. C. Marin ◽  
J. Ugalde
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
And Behavior
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