Resumo
Development rate, survival and growth of a neotropical midge, Chironomus sancticaroli, were determined in laboratory at different temperatures. The "lower thermal limit" is 12ºC and the "thermal constant", characteristic for the species, varies from 140-144 day-degree. These results pointed out to a high development when compared with species of temperate areas and permit to expect, for C. sancticaroli, 16-18 generations/year, in natural conditions.
A temperatura e o desenvolvimento larval de Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Giovanni Strixino; Susana Trivinho Strixino
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP
ABSTRACT
Development rate, survival and growth of a neotropical midge, Chironomus sancticaroli, were determined in laboratory at different temperatures. The "lower thermal limit" is 12ºC and the "thermal constant", characteristic for the species, varies from 140-144 day-degree. These results pointed out to a high development when compared with species of temperate areas and permit to expect, for C. sancticaroli, 16-18 generations/year, in natural conditions.
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Publicação nesta coleção
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Data do Fascículo
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