Bongers Jürgen, Eggermann Wolfgang
Institut für angewandte Zoologie der Universität Bonn, Bonn, Deutschland.
Oecologia. 1971 Dec;6(4):293-302. doi: 10.1007/BF00389104.
The quantitative uptake of food of isolated individuals or groups ofOncopeltus fasciatus andDysdercus fasciatus has been investigated comparatively. In groups of both species (2-4 members) the feeding activity and the volume of food ingested is increased. The subsocial behaviour is found to have more influence on unattractive food than on optimal one. The subsocial behaviour ofD. fasciatus andO. fasciatus exhibits intraspecific differences. The function and importance of the watery saliva is discussed emphasizing the functional relation of subsocial behaviour and economy of salivation of these seed-sucking species.
已对孤立的个体或成群的美洲大斑蝶(Oncopeltus fasciatus)和棉红蝽(Dysdercus fasciatus)的食物定量摄取进行了比较研究。在这两个物种的群体中(2 - 4个个体),取食活动和摄取的食物量都有所增加。发现亚社会行为对缺乏吸引力的食物的影响比对优质食物的影响更大。棉红蝽和美洲大斑蝶的亚社会行为存在种内差异。讨论了水样唾液的功能和重要性,强调了这些吸食种子物种的亚社会行为与唾液分泌经济性之间的功能关系。