Distribution, Habitat Environment, and Conservation of Aquatic
                        Insects from the Gapyeong Creek in Gyeonggi-do, Korea

An intensive field survey on aquatic insects of Me Linh Station for Biodiversity in Vinhphuc province was conducted in December 2015. Specimens were collected at 8 different sites and aquatic insects were collected both quantitatively by Surber net and qualitatively by hand net, pond net. As a result, a total of 110 aquatic insect species belonging to 98 genera, 49 families and 9 orders were recognized. Among these, the order Ephemeroptera had the highest species number with 26 species, followed by Odonata with 25 species, Trichoptera with 18 species, Coleoptera with 15 species, Hemiptera with 11 species, Diptera with 9 species. Lepidoptera, Plecoptera and Megaloptera had the lowest of species number, represented by 3 species of Lepidoptera, 2 species of Plecoptera and 1 species of Megaloptera. Besides, the quantitative analysis results and the functional feeding groups were provided.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Freshwater ecosystems and aquatic insects: a paradox in biological invasions.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.726282651.793522950 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Ferdinando Boero

Keyword(s):

Biological Invasions ◽

Aquatic Insects ◽

Freshwater Ecosystems

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A study on the exuviae of aquatic insects flowing in the stream

Japanese Journal of Limnology (Rikusuigaku Zasshi) ◽

10.3739/rikusui.21.279 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 21 (3-4) ◽

pp. 279-287

Author(s):

Matsunae TSUDA ◽

Yoshihiro YOSHIDA

Keyword(s):

Aquatic Insects

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NightLife: A cheap, robust, LED based light trap for collecting aquatic insects in remote areas

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.4.e7648 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. e7648 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Benjamin Price ◽

Ed Baker

Keyword(s):

Aquatic Insects ◽

Light Trap ◽

Remote Areas

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Male parent birds exert more effort to reproduce in two desert passerines

Avian Research ◽

10.1186/s40657-021-00273-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Donghui Ma ◽

Mengjie Lu ◽

Zhichang Cheng ◽

Xingnan Du ◽

Xiaoyu Zou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reproductive Output ◽

Female Parent ◽

Northwest China ◽

Reproductive Behaviour ◽

Male Parent ◽

Hatching Rate ◽

Feeding Rates ◽

Passerine Species ◽

Arid Desert ◽

Habitat Environment

Abstract Background Parental investment by birds is limited by the habitat environment, and a male parent increases its effort to reproduce in birds that live in high-altitude areas. Methods A study of the reproductive behaviour of the Saxaul Sparrow (Passer ammodendri) and the Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) was carried out at the Gansu An’xi Extremely Arid Desert National Nature Reserve in northwest China to determine the reproductive input of passerine species in desert habitats. Results In Saxaul Sparrows, compared to the female parent, the male parent exhibited a significantly higher frequency of nest-defense behaviour (chirping and warning) during nesting, hatching and feeding periods. In addition, in comparison to the female parent, the male parent exhibited almost equal frequencies of nesting and incubation but fed nestlings significantly more times. Similar to the male sparrows, the feeding rates of the male Isabelline Shrikes were significantly higher than those of the females. The hatching rate and fledging rate of the Saxaul Sparrow on average in this study were 81.99 and 91.92%, respectively, while those of the shrike were 69.00 and 96.53%, respectively. Conclusions These two different passerine species living in the same desert environment exhibited the same trend in their reproductive investments. Adapting to desert environments is a strategy that may have evolved in passerines where male parent birds put more effort than females into reproduction to ensure high reproductive output.

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