The effect of color preferences on the foraging behavior of the green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi L.)

Нужнова, О. К.; Vasilevskaya, N. V.

doi:10.1134/s1995425513010113

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“…Generally, photoreceptor sensitivities are adapted for universal vision and do not focus on specific communication signals [11]. However, this is not the case for Heliconiid butterflies that possess a wide diversity of photoreceptors, owing to its multitudinous uses, such as recognition of green leaves for oviposition, yellow, blue, among other color flowers for feeding [84,[97][98][99], yellow for mate recognition [27,90,94] among others.…”

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A Review of Floral Color Signals and Their Heliconiid Butterfly Receivers

Maharaj¹,

Bourne²,

Ansari³

2021

Arthropods - Are They Beneficial for Mankind?

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Signals vary in type and function. However, regardless of the signal, effective transmission and receiver detection are needed to exist for communication. This chapter focuses on a review of visual color signals used by plants to attract pollinators. Signal detection work has intensely focused on epigamic signals; therefore, this review adds to the body of knowledge on nonsexual signal communication. In this review, we investigate visual signals as it relates to pollinators. We focus specifically on visual color signals used by Angiosperms flowers, both static and dynamic, and look at their Heliconiid pollinators as these butterflies provide a perfect organism for studies on floral signal use and pollinators’ behavior. We noted that many of these butterflies have three specifically distinct rhodopsins used to identify food and oviposition sites and some have more due to selective pressures of conspecific and mate identification as such they have served as the focal organisms of numerous genetic and ecological studies as they use color signaling in all aspects of their lives. This review further shows that although their color preferences related to feeding, ovipositing, and mate selection have been demonstrated in countless studies, there are gaps in invertebrate literature, as research on the relationships among signal use, evolution, dynamic signals, effects of signals changes on decision making and thus behavior have not been carried out to a large extent.

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A Review of Floral Color Signals and Their Heliconiid Butterfly Receivers

Maharaj¹,

Bourne²,

Ansari³

2021

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“…For insects, it has often been discussed whether they find their nectar sources via visual or olfactory signals (Gibson & Torr, 1999;Chittka & Raine, 2006;Papiorek et al, 2013;Rohde et al, 2013;Tang et al, 2013). The recognition of visual signals by colour (Borges et al, 2003;Blackiston et al, 2011;Pohl et al, 2011;Nuzhnova & Vasilevskaya, 2013) or by the shape of the blossom (Schmitt, 1998) is well-known for Lepidoptera. In our study, recognition exclusively by visual signals has to be excluded.…”

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Sexual dimorphism in the alpine butterfliesBoloria palesandBoloria napaea: differences in movement and foraging behavior (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

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Sexual dimorphism is a widespread phenomenon in Lepidoptera. It is reflected in differences in life history, behavior and morphology. Analyses of differences in behavior are mostly difficult and time-consuming, especially in high mountain ecosystems. To enhance our knowledge on sexual dimorphisms of alpine butterflies, we performed a mark-release-recapture study on 2 species common in the Alps: Boloria pales and Boloria napaea. We analysed movement and foraging behavior to investigate differences between sexes. Both sexes were mostly sedentary and the movement distances of males and females similar. However, obvious differences in dispersal behavior between the sexes were found in the movement patterns. Three different patterns were distinguished. Most males showed intensive flight activity, but mostly flew only in a limited part of the entire habitat (i.e., their individual home range) searching for females, whereas females were less flight active and flew only to find places for oviposition or feeding. The third pattern, where individuals flew larger distances, was only observed in a small number of males, which always returned to their home range. Nearly all feeding was observed on Asteraceae. However, males preferred the genera Leontodon and Crepis, while females preferred Leontodon and Carduus. Apart from this sexual difference in foraging, individuals of both sexes were found to be more or less specialised on nectar sources. Flight activity was generally greater in males than females. Therefore, we think that sex-specific requirements in nectar ingredients exist, that is, sugar for the intensive flight activity of males and amino acids for egg production of females.

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“…Experts have not yet established the causes of this collapse. However, even today, many researchers and practitioners believe that this is due to the uncontrolled use of chemicals for the treatment of crops such as rapeseed, and the lack of information from beekeepers about the processing time [13,14,15,16].…”

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Determination of the Content of Toxic Elements in the Trophic Chain "Soil - Plant - Bee Body - Honey"

Сураганов,

Сураганова,

Kalin A.K.,

et al. 2023

GBJ

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The article presents the results of a laboratory analysis of the trophic chain: "soil-plant-bee body-honey" for the content of toxic elements such as Pb, Cd, As, Hg and the main organoleptic and physico-chemical indicators of honey. To determine the toxic elements in the trophic chain, sampling was carried out from one experimental site of the Akmola region, Zerendy district, Alekseevka rural district near the largest gold mining company in Kazakhstan "Altyntau Kokshetau". According to the results of the study, the lead content in the soil was 0.41 mg/kg. In the plant, the lead index was no more than 0.056 mg/kg. Lead content was not observed in the body of the bee. In bee products, it was not more than 0.03 mg/kg. The content of cadmium in the soil amounted to 0.065 mg/kg, which exceeded the standards for regulatory documentation. In the soil, plant, bee body and beekeeping products, the content of arsenic and mercury was not found. Conducted organoleptic and physico-chemical studies to determine the naturalness and quality of honey. We determined the consistency, aroma, taste, mass fraction of water, mass fraction of reducing sugars, mass fraction of sucrose, diastase number of Goethe units, qualitative reaction to guanosine monophosphate, the presence of mechanical impurities, signs of fermentation.

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The effect of color preferences on the foraging behavior of the green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi L.)

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

A Review of Floral Color Signals and Their Heliconiid Butterfly Receivers

A Review of Floral Color Signals and Their Heliconiid Butterfly Receivers

Sexual dimorphism in the alpine butterfliesBoloria palesandBoloria napaea: differences in movement and foraging behavior (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Determination of the Content of Toxic Elements in the Trophic Chain "Soil - Plant - Bee Body - Honey"

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