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dc.contributor.authorPathak, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorKulshrestha, V.
dc.contributor.authorChoubey, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorParulekar, A.H.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-10T09:42:35Z
dc.date.available2009-01-10T09:42:35Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Biosciences, Vol.24; 233-240p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1724
dc.description.abstractAir borne insects, mostly carried by wind currents, were trapped over the northern Arabian Sea (16 degrees to 20 degrees N; 68 degrees to 72 degrees E), in the course of cruise No. 111, ORV Sagar Kanya (March 14 to April 7, 1996). A total of 2,301 insects belonging to 8 different orders, 47 families and 173 species were trapped. Of these, Hymenoptera was represented by the largest number (1082), which was followed by Hemiptera (1586), Diptera (552), Coleoptera (51), Neuroptera (10), Trichoptera (03), Lepidoptera (03) and Orthoptera (01). The trapped insects were mostly between 0.6 mm to over 11 mm long. The data was examined for alpha -diversity as well as for possible correlations between various parameters like the diversity index, size and number of insects trapped on one hand and the distance of the nearest land mass in wind direction, on the other.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India
dc.rightsCopyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectbiological drift
dc.subjectwind-driven currents
dc.subjecttrap nets
dc.subjectpopulation number
dc.subjecttaxonomy
dc.subjectspecies diversity
dc.subjectsummer
dc.titleInsect drift over the northern Arabian Sea in early summer
dc.typeJournal Article


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