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- Title
Distribution of the oceanic insectsHalobates(Hemiptera: Gerridae) off the south coast of Japan.
- Authors
Ikawa, Terumi; Okabe, Hidehiko; Hoshizaki, Sugihiko; Kamikado, Takahiro; Cheng, Lanna
- Abstract
Specimens of ocean skatersHalobateswere collected off the south coast of Japan in the East China Sea in 1995, and from the Kumano-nada Sea to the East China Sea in 1998 and 1999. Three species were identified:H. micans,H. germanusandH. sericeus. We found two species co-occurring in comparable densities in different years, a phenomenon not hitherto reported in other regions of the ocean. We discuss distributions of the threeHalobatesspecies with special reference to the influence of the Kuroshio Current, temporal variations of sea-surface temperature, and monsoonal winds.
- Subjects
EAST China Sea; HALOBATES; MARINE insects; ENTOMOLOGY; KUROSHIO
- Publication
Entomological Science, 2004, Vol 7, Issue 4, p351
- ISSN
1343-8786
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2004.00083.x