Intraspecific Vertical Stratification as a Mate-Finding Mechanism in Tropical Cockroaches
- 12 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 215 (4538), 1405-1407
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.215.4538.1405
Abstract
Cockroaches in a tropical forest stratify vertically both inter- and intraspecifically along micrometeorological gradients. At night, low wind speeds and unstable atmospheric conditions result in efficient vertical mixing of the air near the ground. Convective ascent of warm air imparts directionality to the pheromone- dispersion process. The occurrence of males at greater heights than pheromone- emitting conspecific females appears to be a mate-finding strategy.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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