2 nd Stay in Plymouth with David Bilton

My second stay at the University of Plymouth (England) with researcher David Bilton

More information: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/david-bilton

During a period of 3 months I will study the dispersion and emergence of species Notonecta diferents in relation to several factors: temperature (10 ° C to 30 ° C), depth or shadow (1 cm to 5 cm of water) and density (1 or 10 individuals). In addition, We will measure the values ​​of thermal tolerance (Upper & Lower Thermal Tolerance).

The second study, will be to analyze the sexual conflict of species of Dysticidos (water beetles) by comparing images under the microscope. The aim is to study how males have adaptations for gripping of female during mating and as the female has been adapted to avoid the grip.