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A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CABINET FOR RECORDING THE EMERGENCE BEHAVIOUR OF AQUATIC INSECTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Robert Trottier
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Vineland Station, Ontario

Abstract

An apparatus is described for maintaining constant air and water temperatures independently for weekly periods, and for photographically recording the nocturnal behaviour of aquatic insects at emergerce using automatic equipment.

Résumé

Un système d’appareils est décrit pour maintenir indépendamment la température de l’air et de l’eau pour des périodes d’une semaine, et pour enregistrer par photographie le comportement nocturne d’insectes aquatiques à l’émergence, à l’aide d’équipement automatique.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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References

Amos, T. G. 1965. Time lapse photography with synchronized electronic flash for recording insect behaviour. Anim. Behav. 13: 558560.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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