Puncture vs. reflex bleeding: Haemolymph composition reveals significant differences among ladybird species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), but not between sampling methods
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.001</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14411/eje.2018.001" target="_blank" >10.14411/eje.2018.001</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Puncture vs. reflex bleeding: Haemolymph composition reveals significant differences among ladybird species (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), but not between sampling methods
Original language description
Reflex bleeding is one of the many anti-predation behavioural tactics used by insects. This behaviour is recorded widely in several insect taxa and provides scientists with an interesting opportunity for easily obtaining samples of haemolymph for physiological experiments. However, there is no good evidence that haemolymph and reflex blood have the same characteristics. In this study, we compared three basic characteristics of reflex blood and haemolymph collected from the body cavity, of three species of ladybirds: Harmonia axyridis, Coccinella septempunctata and Ceratomegilla undecimnotata. In the reflex blood we recorded the same concentration of haemocytes and total protein, and level of antimicrobial activity against Escherichia colt as in samples of haemolymph collected from within the body cavity. Therefore, reflex blood is a promising source of haemolymph for use in many physiological and immunological studies. It is the best way of collecting haemolymph if one wants to avoid challenging the
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Entomology
ISSN
1210-5759
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2018
Issue of the periodical within the volume
115
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
1-6
UT code for WoS article
000434150700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85054931272