Mass aerial migration in the carabid beetle Notiophilus biguttatus

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Chapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Smith, A. D., Riley, J. R., Telfer, M. G. and Woiwod, I. P. 2005. Mass aerial migration in the carabid beetle Notiophilus biguttatus. Ecological Entomology. 30 (3), pp. 264-272. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00702.x

AuthorsChapman, J. W., Reynolds, D. R., Smith, A. D., Riley, J. R., Telfer, M. G. and Woiwod, I. P.
Abstract

1. Catches in traps at 12 and 200 m above ground, and observations with entomological radar, were used to document the high-altitude windborne movements of carabid beetles over agricultural land in south-east U.K. during July 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2004. 2. Notiophilus biguttatus (Fabricius) was found to be the most abundant species at altitude, with flights by reproductively immature adults resulting in millions of beetles passing through a 1 km(2) window during the brief migration period in July 2002. 3. This result was unexpected in view of the conclusions of an earlier, classic Dutch study by den Boer and colleagues that classified N. biguttatus as a poorly dispersing species that tended to become isolated in remnants of natural habitat. 4. Reasons for the discrepancy between the two studies are discussed. It is hypothesised that the high mobility seen in the N. biguttatus populations results from a recent adaptation of the beetle's migration syndrome allowing it to exploit the mosaic of temporary habitat patches making up the increasingly intensive agroecosystems of northern Europe.

KeywordsEntomology
Year of Publication2005
JournalEcological Entomology
Journal citation30 (3), pp. 264-272
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00702.x
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or code510
Radar studies on the high altitude movement of aphid predators
PublisherWiley
ISSN0307-6946

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