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    ISSN: 1573-8248
    Keywords: Coccinella septempunctata ; distribution verticale ; comportement ; alimentation ; puceron ; blé ; Coccinella septempunctata ; vertical distribution ; behaviour ; feeding ; aphid ; wheat
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary Observations were made in a wheat field during daylight hours to determine how the vertical distribution of adults and larvae ofCoccinella septempunctata changed with season and in response to aphid populations on which this coccinellid feeds. In early spring, this thermophilic coccinellid (larvae and adults) remained close to the ground and on the lower part of tiller leaves where it was highly active. Adults frequently groomed their head appendages. By June, most adults and larvae were found on the upper parts of tillers, the area preferred by their aphid prey. The beetles remained close to such sites and hence their vertical distribution corresponded to that of the aphids on which they fed. The fact that the beetles appeared to spend most of their time resting and moving within wheat crops, and little time feeding, raises the question of how the larvae and adults satisfy their dietary needs.
    Notes: Abstract Des adultes et des larves deC. septempunctata ont été observés individuellement dans un champ de blé afin de préciser, au cours de la journée et en fonction de la saison, leur distribution sur le végétal, la durée des principales séquences de leur comportement et leurs relations avec les pucerons. Au début du printemps, cette espèce thermophile est présente sur le sol et sur les feuilles basses des talles où elle est très mobile. Les adultes font très fréquemment la toilette des appendices de la tête. En juin, la population larvaire et imaginale se regroupe sur la partie supérieure des talles où se trouvent les pucerons. A cette époque, l'immobilité domine. Ces variations de la distribution verticale sont confirmées par la position sur le végétal des proies capturées. Les données suggèrent que, dans les champs, cette coccinelle consacre peu de temps à son alimentation. Le faible nombre de proies ingérées pose le problème de la couverture de ses besoins trophiques.
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    BioControl 34 (1989), S. 147-152 
    ISSN: 1573-8248
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary It is difficult to rely solely on simple definitions when making comparisons of the trophic relationships between species, as many relationships can be described by more than one definition and hence intermediate cases and exceptions to general rules are common. The authors suggest, however, that such relationships can be described accurately by using a combination of three parameters. These parameters are 1) the degree of antagonism between the two species being considered, 2) the duration of their association, expressed in terms of the duration of the life-cycle of the animal in the upper trophic level, and 3) the degree of dependence of one species on the other. Parameter 3 is a description of the extent to which the animal in the upper trophic level depends on the animal in the lower level. Examples of relationships for general interactions are shown in figure 1 and for entomophagous interactions in figure 2. These figures enable «relationships» rather than «associations» to be described, as one species, or individual, can be part of a different relationship if subjected to a different set of conditions. By using the proposed approach, a given relationship can sometimes be ascribed to a particular type of individual (e.g. mother or progeny) or to the joint effect of the many individuals within a population.
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