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THE SWARMING BEHAVIOUR OF CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS (DIPTERA: CHIRONOMIDAE) IN THE LABORATORY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. E. R. Downe  and
V. G. Caspary
A. E. R. Downe
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
V. G. Caspary
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
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Abstract

Continuous colonies of Chironomus riparius Meigen can be conveniently maintained in the laboratory and the swarming and mating behaviour is readily observable. Swarming is eocrepuscular and is mediated, at least in part, by light intensity and the marker stimulus. The effects of sound and volatile chemicals on the initiation and maintenance of swarming are not clearly apparent, but there is some evidence to suggest that pheromones may play a role in swarm cohesion.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 1 , January 1973 , pp. 165 - 171
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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