Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light
Abstract Non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) are widely distributed aquatic insects. The short-living chironomid adults swarm in large numbers above water surfaces, and are sometimes considered a nuisance. They are vectors of certain bacteria, and have a key-role in benthic ecosystems. Optical...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Physiology & behavior 2011-10, Vol.104 (5), p.1010-1015 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 1015 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 5 |
| container_start_page | 1010 |
| container_title | Physiology & behavior |
| container_volume | 104 |
| creator | Horváth, Gábor Móra, Arnold Bernáth, Balázs Kriska, György |
| description | Abstract Non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) are widely distributed aquatic insects. The short-living chironomid adults swarm in large numbers above water surfaces, and are sometimes considered a nuisance. They are vectors of certain bacteria, and have a key-role in benthic ecosystems. Optical cues, involving reflection-polarization from water, were found to be important in the habitat selection by three Mediterranean freshwater chironomid species. In this work we report on our multiple-choice experiments performed in the field with several other European freshwater chironomid species. We show that the investigated non-biting midges are positively polarotactic and like many other aquatic insects their females are attracted to horizontally polarized light. Our finding is important in the visual ecology of chironomids and useful in the design of traps for these insects. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.06.022 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_895855350</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><els_id>S0031938411003489</els_id><sourcerecordid>895855350</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c539t-c25c6db309b17444ad7dab9b2754c249870e9a2791734c523909a0bf89a0df573</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqFks2KFDEUhYMoTjv6CGo24qrK_FYqLhQZHBUGFMYBdyGVSnWlTSc9SVrseXpTdKvgxiwSSL577uXkAPAUoxYj3L3atLv5kAc7twRh3KKuRYTcAyvcC9pwJL7dByuEKG4k7dkZeJTzBtVFGX0IzggWjLOercDwJXqdYtE_XYYuwBBDM7jiwhpu3bi2-TW8tFvtLTSzSzHEepuhThbqUpI2xY6wRDjH5O5iKNr7A9wtku6uvni3nstj8GDSPtsnp_Mc3Fy-_3rxsbn6_OHTxburxnAqS2MIN904UCSHOh1jehSjHuRABGeGMNkLZKUmQmJBmeGESiQ1Gqa-7uPEBT0HL4-6uxRv9zYXtXXZWO91sHGfVS95zznlqJL8SJoUc052UrvktjodFEZqcVdt1MldtbirUKequ7Xu2anDftja8U_Vbzsr8OIE6Gy0n5IOxuW_HOsQRVRW7vmRm3RUep0qc3NdO3FUmzMpaCXeHglbHfvhbFLZOBuMHV2ypqgxuv8O--YfBeNdcHWs7_Zg8ybuU6jfobDKRCF1vYRlyQrGS0p6SX8BgwK5tA</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>895855350</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light</title><source>MEDLINE</source><source>Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)</source><creator>Horváth, Gábor ; Móra, Arnold ; Bernáth, Balázs ; Kriska, György</creator><creatorcontrib>Horváth, Gábor ; Móra, Arnold ; Bernáth, Balázs ; Kriska, György</creatorcontrib><description>Abstract Non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) are widely distributed aquatic insects. The short-living chironomid adults swarm in large numbers above water surfaces, and are sometimes considered a nuisance. They are vectors of certain bacteria, and have a key-role in benthic ecosystems. Optical cues, involving reflection-polarization from water, were found to be important in the habitat selection by three Mediterranean freshwater chironomid species. In this work we report on our multiple-choice experiments performed in the field with several other European freshwater chironomid species. We show that the investigated non-biting midges are positively polarotactic and like many other aquatic insects their females are attracted to horizontally polarized light. Our finding is important in the visual ecology of chironomids and useful in the design of traps for these insects.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0031-9384</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1873-507X</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.06.022</identifier><identifier>PMID: 21745484</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Amsterdam: Elsevier Inc</publisher><subject>adults ; Animals ; aquatic insects ; bacteria ; Behavior, Animal ; Behavioral psychophysiology ; Biological and medical sciences ; Chironomidae ; Chironomidae - physiology ; Chironomids ; ecosystems ; Female ; females ; Flight, Animal - physiology ; freshwater ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; habitats ; Light ; midges ; Non-biting midges ; Orientation ; Oviposition ; Oviposition site selection ; Polarization vision ; polarized light ; Positive polarotaxis ; Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry ; Psychology. Psychophysiology ; Refractometry ; Seasons ; Surface Properties ; swarms ; traps ; Visual ecology ; Visual Perception - physiology</subject><ispartof>Physiology & behavior, 2011-10, Vol.104 (5), p.1010-1015</ispartof><rights>Elsevier Inc.</rights><rights>2011 Elsevier Inc.</rights><rights>2015 INIST-CNRS</rights><rights>Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c539t-c25c6db309b17444ad7dab9b2754c249870e9a2791734c523909a0bf89a0df573</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c539t-c25c6db309b17444ad7dab9b2754c249870e9a2791734c523909a0bf89a0df573</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.06.022$$EHTML$$P50$$Gelsevier$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,3550,27924,27925,45995</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=24603039$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21745484$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Horváth, Gábor</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Móra, Arnold</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bernáth, Balázs</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kriska, György</creatorcontrib><title>Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light</title><title>Physiology & behavior</title><addtitle>Physiol Behav</addtitle><description>Abstract Non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) are widely distributed aquatic insects. The short-living chironomid adults swarm in large numbers above water surfaces, and are sometimes considered a nuisance. They are vectors of certain bacteria, and have a key-role in benthic ecosystems. Optical cues, involving reflection-polarization from water, were found to be important in the habitat selection by three Mediterranean freshwater chironomid species. In this work we report on our multiple-choice experiments performed in the field with several other European freshwater chironomid species. We show that the investigated non-biting midges are positively polarotactic and like many other aquatic insects their females are attracted to horizontally polarized light. Our finding is important in the visual ecology of chironomids and useful in the design of traps for these insects.</description><subject>adults</subject><subject>Animals</subject><subject>aquatic insects</subject><subject>bacteria</subject><subject>Behavior, Animal</subject><subject>Behavioral psychophysiology</subject><subject>Biological and medical sciences</subject><subject>Chironomidae</subject><subject>Chironomidae - physiology</subject><subject>Chironomids</subject><subject>ecosystems</subject><subject>Female</subject><subject>females</subject><subject>Flight, Animal - physiology</subject><subject>freshwater</subject><subject>Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology</subject><subject>habitats</subject><subject>Light</subject><subject>midges</subject><subject>Non-biting midges</subject><subject>Orientation</subject><subject>Oviposition</subject><subject>Oviposition site selection</subject><subject>Polarization vision</subject><subject>polarized light</subject><subject>Positive polarotaxis</subject><subject>Psychiatry</subject><subject>Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry</subject><subject>Psychology. Psychophysiology</subject><subject>Refractometry</subject><subject>Seasons</subject><subject>Surface Properties</subject><subject>swarms</subject><subject>traps</subject><subject>Visual ecology</subject><subject>Visual Perception - physiology</subject><issn>0031-9384</issn><issn>1873-507X</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2011</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>EIF</sourceid><recordid>eNqFks2KFDEUhYMoTjv6CGo24qrK_FYqLhQZHBUGFMYBdyGVSnWlTSc9SVrseXpTdKvgxiwSSL577uXkAPAUoxYj3L3atLv5kAc7twRh3KKuRYTcAyvcC9pwJL7dByuEKG4k7dkZeJTzBtVFGX0IzggWjLOercDwJXqdYtE_XYYuwBBDM7jiwhpu3bi2-TW8tFvtLTSzSzHEepuhThbqUpI2xY6wRDjH5O5iKNr7A9wtku6uvni3nstj8GDSPtsnp_Mc3Fy-_3rxsbn6_OHTxburxnAqS2MIN904UCSHOh1jehSjHuRABGeGMNkLZKUmQmJBmeGESiQ1Gqa-7uPEBT0HL4-6uxRv9zYXtXXZWO91sHGfVS95zznlqJL8SJoUc052UrvktjodFEZqcVdt1MldtbirUKequ7Xu2anDftja8U_Vbzsr8OIE6Gy0n5IOxuW_HOsQRVRW7vmRm3RUep0qc3NdO3FUmzMpaCXeHglbHfvhbFLZOBuMHV2ypqgxuv8O--YfBeNdcHWs7_Zg8ybuU6jfobDKRCF1vYRlyQrGS0p6SX8BgwK5tA</recordid><startdate>20111024</startdate><enddate>20111024</enddate><creator>Horváth, Gábor</creator><creator>Móra, Arnold</creator><creator>Bernáth, Balázs</creator><creator>Kriska, György</creator><general>Elsevier Inc</general><general>Elsevier</general><scope>FBQ</scope><scope>IQODW</scope><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20111024</creationdate><title>Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light</title><author>Horváth, Gábor ; Móra, Arnold ; Bernáth, Balázs ; Kriska, György</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c539t-c25c6db309b17444ad7dab9b2754c249870e9a2791734c523909a0bf89a0df573</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2011</creationdate><topic>adults</topic><topic>Animals</topic><topic>aquatic insects</topic><topic>bacteria</topic><topic>Behavior, Animal</topic><topic>Behavioral psychophysiology</topic><topic>Biological and medical sciences</topic><topic>Chironomidae</topic><topic>Chironomidae - physiology</topic><topic>Chironomids</topic><topic>ecosystems</topic><topic>Female</topic><topic>females</topic><topic>Flight, Animal - physiology</topic><topic>freshwater</topic><topic>Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology</topic><topic>habitats</topic><topic>Light</topic><topic>midges</topic><topic>Non-biting midges</topic><topic>Orientation</topic><topic>Oviposition</topic><topic>Oviposition site selection</topic><topic>Polarization vision</topic><topic>polarized light</topic><topic>Positive polarotaxis</topic><topic>Psychiatry</topic><topic>Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry</topic><topic>Psychology. Psychophysiology</topic><topic>Refractometry</topic><topic>Seasons</topic><topic>Surface Properties</topic><topic>swarms</topic><topic>traps</topic><topic>Visual ecology</topic><topic>Visual Perception - physiology</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Horváth, Gábor</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Móra, Arnold</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bernáth, Balázs</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kriska, György</creatorcontrib><collection>AGRIS</collection><collection>Pascal-Francis</collection><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Physiology & behavior</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Horváth, Gábor</au><au>Móra, Arnold</au><au>Bernáth, Balázs</au><au>Kriska, György</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light</atitle><jtitle>Physiology & behavior</jtitle><addtitle>Physiol Behav</addtitle><date>2011-10-24</date><risdate>2011</risdate><volume>104</volume><issue>5</issue><spage>1010</spage><epage>1015</epage><pages>1010-1015</pages><issn>0031-9384</issn><eissn>1873-507X</eissn><abstract>Abstract Non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) are widely distributed aquatic insects. The short-living chironomid adults swarm in large numbers above water surfaces, and are sometimes considered a nuisance. They are vectors of certain bacteria, and have a key-role in benthic ecosystems. Optical cues, involving reflection-polarization from water, were found to be important in the habitat selection by three Mediterranean freshwater chironomid species. In this work we report on our multiple-choice experiments performed in the field with several other European freshwater chironomid species. We show that the investigated non-biting midges are positively polarotactic and like many other aquatic insects their females are attracted to horizontally polarized light. Our finding is important in the visual ecology of chironomids and useful in the design of traps for these insects.</abstract><cop>Amsterdam</cop><pub>Elsevier Inc</pub><pmid>21745484</pmid><doi>10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.06.022</doi><tpages>6</tpages></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0031-9384 |
| ispartof | Physiology & behavior, 2011-10, Vol.104 (5), p.1010-1015 |
| issn | 0031-9384 1873-507X |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_895855350 |
| source | MEDLINE; Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier) |
| subjects | adults Animals aquatic insects bacteria Behavior, Animal Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Chironomidae Chironomidae - physiology Chironomids ecosystems Female females Flight, Animal - physiology freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology habitats Light midges Non-biting midges Orientation Oviposition Oviposition site selection Polarization vision polarized light Positive polarotaxis Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Refractometry Seasons Surface Properties swarms traps Visual ecology Visual Perception - physiology |
| title | Polarotaxis in non-biting midges: Female chironomids are attracted to horizontally polarized light |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-20T20%3A26%3A40IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Polarotaxis%20in%20non-biting%20midges:%20Female%20chironomids%20are%20attracted%20to%20horizontally%20polarized%20light&rft.jtitle=Physiology%20&%20behavior&rft.au=Horv%C3%A1th,%20G%C3%A1bor&rft.date=2011-10-24&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=1010&rft.epage=1015&rft.pages=1010-1015&rft.issn=0031-9384&rft.eissn=1873-507X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.06.022&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E895855350%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=895855350&rft_id=info:pmid/21745484&rft_els_id=S0031938411003489&rfr_iscdi=true |