Author:
Natto Christopher Van,Freitag Richard
Abstract
AbstractReflectivity of solar radiation was found to be greater for the diurnal tiger beetleCicindela repandaDéjean than for the nocturnal carabid beetleAgonum decentisSay. Elytra of both species reflected some ultraviolet radiation. The absolute intensity of reflections was not determined and it is not known whether amounts reflected were sufficient to imply any function of body coloration ofC.repanda.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Insect Science,Molecular Biology,Physiology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Structural Biology