Barquero-González J P, Morera-Brenes B, Monge-Nájera J
Laboratorio de Sistemática, Genética y Evolución - LabSGE, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Laboratorio de Ecología Urbana, Universidad Estatal a Distancia - UNED, 2050 San José, Costa Rica.
Braz J Biol. 2018 Aug;78(3):408-413. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.166495. Epub 2018 Jan 8.
Even though the Onychophora represent a whole phylum, observations of their activity pattern in nature are almost non-existent. Here we report on the relationship between humidity and light and activity pattern of a new species of velvet worm, genus Epiperipatus, from four years of field observations in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. We found that most activity occurs during the driest and darkest nights of the year, in contrast with theoretical predictions.
尽管栉蚕代表了一整个门，但在自然环境中对它们活动模式的观察几乎不存在。在此，我们报告一种新的天鹅绒虫（Epiperipatus属）的湿度、光照与活动模式之间的关系，该研究基于在哥斯达黎加南太平洋地区进行的四年实地观察。我们发现，与理论预测相反，大多数活动发生在一年中最干燥、最黑暗的夜晚。
