van Huizen T H P
Biological Station of the Agricultural University, Kampsweg 27, Wijster (Drenthe), The Netherlands.
Oecologia. 1977 Mar;29(1):27-41. doi: 10.1007/BF00345360.
Habitat change by means of flight activities has been observed in the life cycle of the univoltine, macropterous species Amara plebeja Gyll. The hibernation- and reproduction habitats are quite different, viz. deciduous trees and grass vegetation, respectively. Young as well as old females and males are present in both habitats, but at different periods of the year. The flight muscles are generally autolysed but apparently only temporarily. After complete reconstruction of the flight muscles, habitats are changed by mean of flying both in spring and in autumn, if weather conditions are favourable. In spring, when the individuals are flying from hibernation to reproduction habitat they may be drifted by air currents, whereby migration becomes dispersal, and founding or refounding of populations in suitable localities may result. During the autumn, the insects fly from reproduction to hibernation habitats orientating towards distinct silhouettes in the landscape.
在单化性、具大翅型的物种阿马拉普通步甲（Amara plebeja Gyll.）的生命周期中，已观察到其通过飞行活动改变栖息地。冬眠栖息地和繁殖栖息地截然不同，分别为落叶树和草本植被。无论雌雄，幼体和成体都会出现在这两种栖息地，但出现的时间不同。飞行肌肉通常会自溶，但显然只是暂时的。在飞行肌肉完全重建后，如果天气条件适宜，在春季和秋季都会通过飞行改变栖息地。春季，当个体从冬眠栖息地飞向繁殖栖息地时，它们可能会被气流吹动，从而使迁移变成扩散，并可能在适宜的地点建立或重新建立种群。秋季，昆虫从繁殖栖息地飞向冬眠栖息地，朝着景观中明显的轮廓定向飞行。
