Effect of nutritional status and sex on the circadian variation in predation and haemolymph free sugars of Diplonychus indicus n. sp. (Heteroptera: Belostomatidae).
Total free sugars in the haemolymph of an aquatic hemipteran, Diplonychus indicus n. sp. were analyzed at different times of day under differential nutritional conditions. Feeding was observed to mask the time of day variation in the haemolymph free sugars. Predatory periodicity during the day differs between sexes, suggesting the tendency of these insects to avoid intra-specific competition for food.
D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000502:physiology*; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D011235:Predatory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013217:Starvation / Q000097:blood
D001786:Blood Glucose