The use of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in adapting hotspot conservation to global, regional, and local scales

DL Pearson, J Wiesner - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2023 - Springer
The use of hotspots in biodiversity conservation is controversial and complex. We review the
extensive information available for tiger beetle species at global, regional, and local scales …

Effects of soil characteristics and human disturbance on tiger beetle oviposition

TM Cornelisse, JE Hafernik - Ecological Entomology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding species‐specific habitat requirements is important in insect ecology. Co‐
occurrence of closely related species can provide insight into microhabitat segregation …

Reproductive ecology of Syzygium alternifolium (Myrtaceae), an endemic and endangered tropical tree species in the southern Eastern Ghats of India

AJS Raju, JR Krishna… - Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2014 - threatenedtaxa.org
Syzygium alternifolium is a semi-evergreen mass-flowering tree species of dry deciduous
forest in the southern Eastern Ghats of India. It is a mass bloomer with flowering during dry …

Artificial bare patches increase habitat for the endangered Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone)

TM Cornelisse, MC Vasey, KD Holl… - Journal of Insect …, 2013 - Springer
The endangered Ohlone tiger beetle (Cicindela ohlone) depends on bare ground areas in
California coastal grasslands to encounter mates, oviposit, and find prey. We tested habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral niche partitioning in a sympatric tiger beetle assemblage and implications for the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle

TR Brosius, LG Higley - PeerJ, 2013 - peerj.com
How behavioral patterns are related to niche partitioning is an important question in
understanding how closely related species within ecological communities function …

[PDF][PDF] The association between body-size and habitat-type in tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka

CD Dangalle, N Pallewatta, AP Vogler - 2013 - dl.nsf.gov.lk
Body size is an important feature of an animal that is linked with its life history, morphology,
physiology and ecology. Understanding the association between body size and habitat type …

Distribution and habitat preferences of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of the riverine ecosystems of Sri Lanka

CD Dangalle, N Pallewatta… - Journal of Threatened …, 2014 - threatenedtaxa.org
Tiger beetles have been observed in many riverine ecosystems of Sri Lanka. However,
current locations, species, distribution of species, habitat preferences and possible …

Effects of soil moisture, vegetation and food on adult activity, oviposition and larval development in the tiger beetle, Cicindela albissima Rumpp

CB Knisley, C Gowan, C Wirth - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2018 - Springer
Predatory arthropods are one of the most successful groups in sand dune ecosystems
despite the severe limiting factors in this environment. Important adaptive traits are nocturnal …

Tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of ancient reservoir ecosystems of Sri Lanka

C Dangalle, N Pallewatta… - Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2012 - threatenedtaxa.org
The reservoir ecosystems of Sri Lanka are ancient man-made riparian habitats. Adequate
food supply and suitable climatic and soil parameters make these habitats ideal for tiger …

The current status of the tiger beetle species of the coastal habitats of Sri Lanka

CD Dangalle - Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment, 2013 - journals.sjp.ac.lk
The species of tiger beetles inhabiting coastal habitats of Sri Lanka have not been studied
for nearly three decades. We report the tiger beetle species currently occupying the coastal …