Premium
Oxygen consumption of flying locusts
Author(s) -
ARMSTRONG G.,
MORDUE W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1985.tb00057.x
Subject(s) - schistocerca , biology , oxygen , lift (data mining) , wind tunnel , consumption (sociology) , ecology , mechanics , locust , physics , social science , quantum mechanics , sociology , computer science , data mining
. Desert locusts ( Schistocerca gregaria Forskal.) were flown into an airstream from a wind tunnel while tethered to a balance. Rate of oxygen consumption and lift were recorded. The mean rate of oxygen consumption of male locusts in level flight at airspeeds between 2.5 and 3m/s was found to be 12.6ml/g/h.