Using radio telemetry to study dispersal of the beetle Osmoderma eremita, an inhabitant of tree hollows
Using radio telemetry to study dispersal of the beetle Osmoderma eremita, an inhabitant of tree hollows
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DOI：
10.1016/s0168-1699(02)00017-0
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发表时间：
2002-08-01
影响因子：
8.3
通讯作者：
Ranius, T
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作者：
Hedin, J;Ranius, T
本文描述了对 Osmoderma eremita（一种生活在空心树中的大型金龟子甲虫）的无线电跟踪研究。这项研究似乎是第一个在野外对飞行昆虫使用无线电遥测技术的研究。大约 74 只成年甲虫被标记了无线电发射器，重量为 0.48-0.52 1，标称电池寿命为 12-20 天。检测到的传输距离可达 330 m，常规情况下会达到 50-100 个。在发射器电池的标称寿命结束之前，71% 的女性和 20% 的男性失去了联系，可能是因为发射器停止工作。无线电遥测技术在这项研究中被证明是有效的，并且给出的扩散范围和速率与同一地区同时进行的标记重新捕获研究的结果一致。然而，该技术的进一步发展是可取的。天线需要更加灵活，发射器需要更小、更轻。尽管如此，即使该技术目前的形式也可能适合研究其他大型飞行昆虫的短程传播。 (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. 保留所有权利。
This paper describes a radio-tracking study of Osmoderma eremita, a large Scarabaeid beetle, living in hollow trees. The study seems to be the first in which radio telemetry has been used with a flying insect in the field. Some 74 adult beetles were tagged with radio transmitters weighing 0.48-0.52 1, and having a nominal battery life of 12-20 days. Transmissions were detected at ranges of up to 330 m, with 50-100 in obtained routinely. Contact was lost with 71% of the females and 20% of the males before the end of the nominal lifetime of the transmitter's battery, probably because the transmitter ceased to function. Radio telemetry proved effective in this study and gave dispersal ranges and rates that were consistent with those from a concurrent mark-recapture study in the same area. However, further development of the technique is desirable. The antennas need to be more flexible and the transmitters smaller and lighter. Nevertheless, even the current form of the technique may be suitable for studying short-range dispersal in other large-bodied flight-capable insects. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.