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Hypoxia Tolerance In Adult And Larval Cicindela Tiger Beetles Varies By Life History But Not Habitat Association, Mathew L. Brust, W. Wyatt Hoback

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Flooding exposes terrestrial organisms to severe hypoxia. Among the best-studied insects that are frequently exposed to flooding are tiger beetle (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) larvae. In previous studies with a limited number of species, a correlation was found between habitat and hypoxia tolerance. In the current study, we examined hypoxia tolerance among third instars of six Cicindela species that vary in habitat association; we also tested adult survival of these species. We found that larvae of the different species survived an average of between 60 and 120 h of submersion in severely hypoxic water at 20°C, with larvae that occur in dry …