Does polarized light guide chironomids to navigate toward water surfaces?

Meltser, Nikolay; Kashi, Yechezkel; Broza, Meir

dc.contributor.author	Meltser, Nikolay	-
dc.contributor.author	Kashi, Yechezkel	-
dc.contributor.author	Broza, Meir	-
dc.date.accessioned	2014-02-13T18:54:50Z
dc.date.available	2014-02-13T18:54:50Z
dc.date.issued	2008	-
dc.identifier.issn	0870-3876	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.cm-funchal.pt:8080/jspui/handle/100/1095
dc.description.abstract	The effect of container colour, phytoplankton and soluble organic matter on female s choice was investigated in field experiments. Sixty-litre barrels filled with water were exposed to natural populations of mosquitoes and non-biting midges, and the numbe	-
dc.language.iso	en	-
dc.subject	Entomology	-
dc.subject	Insecta	-
dc.subject	Diptera	-
dc.subject	Chironomidae	-
dc.subject	Chironomid communities	-
dc.subject	Culicidae	-
dc.subject	Mosquitoes	-
dc.subject	Egg-laying	-
dc.subject	Egg masses	-
dc.subject	Vision	-
dc.subject	Differences	-
dc.subject	Oviposition site	-
dc.subject	Polarized light	-
dc.subject	Traps	-
dc.subject	Unpolarized traps	-
dc.subject	Surface	-
dc.title	Does polarized light guide chironomids to navigate toward water surfaces?	en
dc.type	Article	-
dc.identifier.authoremail	broza@research.haifa.ac.il	-
dc.identifier.authoraddress	Faculty of Science and Science Education, University of Haifa at Oranim, Tiv on 36006, Israel	-
dc.identifier.volume	Supl. 13	-
dc.identifier.issue	-	-
dc.identifier.pages	141-149	-
dc.identifier.graphism	With 4 figures	-