Temporal occurrence patterns of chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) on the Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus, Borneo

Keiko Kishimoto-Yamada and Haruo Takizawa and Mahadimenakbar Mohamed Dawood (2016) Temporal occurrence patterns of chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) on the Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus, Borneo. Coleopterists Bulletin, 70 (3). pp. 541-548.

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Abstract

In Borneo, the weather does not follow annual patterns in either temperature or precipitation. It is therefore unclear whether or not we should expect insects to follow seasonal patterns of occurrence, as they tend to do in non-tropical regions. We examined the occurrence of 129 chrysomelid species during a 34-month period on the Universiti Malaysia Sabah campus located in northern Borneo, to investigate whether their occurrence follows seasonal patterns. For the majority of species, there was no tendency for adults to appear during a particular time of year. For some species, adults were collected in nearly every month of the year. Our findings suggest that most Bornean chrysomelid species do not follow seasonal patterns of occurrence.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: Kota Kinabalu; leaf beetles; Oriental; seasonality
Subjects: Q Science > QL Zoology
Department: INSTITUTE > Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Depositing User: ADMIN ADMIN
Date Deposited: 15 Nov 2016 14:58
Last Modified: 23 Oct 2017 15:23
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14828

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