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PERIODICIDAD DIURNA DE TRES ESPECIES ENDEMICAS DE MILIPEDOS (ARTHROSPHAERA) EN LOS GHATS OCCIDENTALES, INDIA
Authors
B.S. Kadamannaya
K. R. Sridhar
Publication date
27 February 2009
Publisher
'Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan Facultad de Economia'
Abstract
Diurnal periodicity and behavior of three species of endemic pill millipedes belonging to the genus Arthrosphaera (Sphaerotheriidae) (Arthrosphaera dalyi, A. davisoni and A. fumosa) were assessed in two mixed plantations (Kadaba and Basrikallu) and a semi-evergreen forest (Madikeri) of the Western Ghats during monsoon season. Increase in air (27.44°C) and soil (26.13°C) temperatures induced resting phase in A. dalyi in Kadaba plantation. Resting phase was not much influenced by temperature in A. davisoni (Basrikallu plantation: air, 20.5°C; soil, 19.81°C) and A. fumosa (Madikeri forest: air 19.69°C; soil, 19.13°C) due to relatively low temperature regimes in their habitat. In diurnal pattern of behavior, most of the crawling, feeding and burrowing activities of Arthrosphaera are confined to dusk or night. The overall diurnal behavior pattern of A. dalyi, A. davisoni and A. fumosa has been predicted due to species, geographical location (Western Ghat and foothill) and habitat (plantation and forest) differences. Se evaluó la periodicidad diurna y conducta de tres species endémicas de milipedos pertenecientes al género Arthrosphaera (Sphaerotheriidae) (Arthrosphaera dalyi, A. davisoni y A. fumosa) en dos plantaciones mixtas (Kadaba y Basrikallu) y en un bosque semi-perene (Madikeri) durante la estación de monzon. El incremento de las temperaturas del aire (27.44 °C) y suelo (26.13 °C) indujeron un fase de descanso en A. dalyi en Kadaba. La fase de descanso no fue influenciada por la temperatura en A. davisoni (Basrikallu: aire, 20.5 °C, suelo 19.81 °C) y en A. fumosa (Madikeri: aire, 19.69 °C, suelo 19.13 °C) debido a las relativamente bajas temperaturas en su habitat. En el patron de conducta diurna, la mayorÃa de las actividades de Arthrosphaera estan confinadas al crepusculo o noche. Los patrones de conducta diurna de estas tres especies son predichas por diferencias entre localidades geográficas y habitat
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