Comparison of growth, relative abundance, and diet of three sympatric Hemiandrus ground wētā (Orthoptera, Anostostomatidae) in a New Zealand Forest

Journal of Orthoptera Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 34(1), P. 1 - 10

Published: Jan. 7, 2025

Ecology is an essential discipline for understanding the biology and behavior of organisms. This study increased knowledge three sympatric species ground wētā ( Hemiandrus spp.). are nocturnal Ensifera that live in burrows during day, these reasons, there limited their activity, development, diet. We examined diet electra , ‘disparalis’, nox by examining crop contents specimens caught malaise traps set a native forest (St Arnaud) over seven months two spring-summer-autumn seasons (2004/2005 2005/2006). The investigated varied plant invertebrate fragment proportions diets. H. ‘disparalis’ were predominantly herbivores, while was primarily carnivorous, although matter constituted 20% its identified sex 966 intercepted same traps. Our results showed most abundant species, with 701 individuals, 157 109 as respectively. Surprisingly, maternal care ) only one to have even ratio; other more males Using hind leg dimensions, we categorized each female specimen using naïve Gaussian mixture model clustering, which five size clusters (putatively corresponding instars). Based on month collection growth category, observed no seasonality development this wētā, almost all instars found sampling period. evidence synchronize or reproduction seasons.

Language: Английский

Individual heterozygosity and fitness in bottlenecked populations during early colonisation

Biological Invasions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

Mating and Parental Sex Roles, Diversity in

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Language: Английский