The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica
Abstract Even though the Onychophora represent a whole phylum, observations of their activity pattern in nature are almost non-existent. Here we report on the relationship between humidity and light and activity pattern of a new species of velvet worm, genus Epiperipatus, from four years of field ob...
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| author | J. P. Barquero-González B. Morera-Brenes J. Monge-Nájera |
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| description | Abstract Even though the Onychophora represent a whole phylum, observations of their activity pattern in nature are almost non-existent. Here we report on the relationship between humidity and light and activity pattern of a new species of velvet worm, genus Epiperipatus, from four years of field observations in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. We found that most activity occurs during the driest and darkest nights of the year, in contrast with theoretical predictions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92898958509b4b28b7a54823d0470f442022-12-21T19:14:40ZengInstituto Internacional de EcologiaBrazilian Journal of Biology1678-43752018-01-01010.1590/1519-6984.166495S1519-69842018005001101The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa RicaJ. P. Barquero-GonzálezB. Morera-BrenesJ. Monge-NájeraAbstract Even though the Onychophora represent a whole phylum, observations of their activity pattern in nature are almost non-existent. Here we report on the relationship between humidity and light and activity pattern of a new species of velvet worm, genus Epiperipatus, from four years of field observations in the South Pacific of Costa Rica. We found that most activity occurs during the driest and darkest nights of the year, in contrast with theoretical predictions.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005001101&lng=en&tlng=enOnychophoraactivity patternecologybehavior |
| spellingShingle | J. P. Barquero-González B. Morera-Brenes J. Monge-Nájera The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica Brazilian Journal of Biology Onychophora activity pattern ecology behavior |
| title | The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica |
| title_full | The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica |
| title_short | The relationship between humidity, light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm, Epiperipatus sp. (Onychophora: Peripatidae), from Bahía Drake, South Pacific of Costa Rica |
| title_sort | relationship between humidity light and the activity pattern of a velvet worm epiperipatus sp onychophora peripatidae from bahia drake south pacific of costa rica |
| topic | Onychophora activity pattern ecology behavior |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842018005001101&lng=en&tlng=en |
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