Nocturnal planktonic behavior of Ranatra montezuma Polhemus (Nepidae: Hemiptera) in Montezuma Well, Arizona
Blinn DW, Pinney C, Sanderson MW. 1982. Nocturnal planktonic behavior of Ranatra montezuma Polhemus (Nepidae: Hemiptera) in Montezuma Well, Arizona. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 55(3):481-484
Ranatra montezuma, a water scorpion endemic to Montezuma Well, displaysan uncommon nocturnal planktonic behavior. The species migrates horizontally into the open water column with higher light intensities; includes a list of literature cited.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Blinn, Dean; Pinney, Chris; Sanderson, Milton
- Units
- MOCA , WRD
- Keywords
- ~Duplicate Record, 3, Animal Behavior, Animals, Colorado Plateau, Endemic Species, Hyalella montezuma, Invertebrates, Invertebrates (Invertebrata), Montezuma Well, Montezuma Well (MOCA), Nice, Nocturnal, NRCA, Plankton, planktonic behavior, Polhemus (Nepidae: Hemiptera), Ranatra montezuma, Water Quality, water scorpion (Ranatra montezuma), water scorpion bugs (Nepidae), WRBIB