Exploratory Studies of Collemholan Populations in lowa

Authors

William L. O'Neill, Iowa State University
Larry P. Pedigo, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

Collembola, primitive insects of the subclass Apterygota, were studied in Iowa during the summer of 1968 as part of the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participation Program at Iowa State University. Soil cores were taken from woodlands, grasslands, cultivated fields, pastures, fencerows, marshlands, and caves, and animals were extracted with a modified Tullgren apparatus. Sixty-five collembolan species were collected, three of which were believed to be new. The results of systematic sampling at Ledges State Park, Boone County, Iowa, indicated that strong qualitative and quantitative differences existed among several woodland sites and a prairie-like site.

Publication Date

1969

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

76

Issue

1

First Page

500

Last Page

509

Copyright

©1969 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

O'Neill, William L. and Pedigo, Larry P. (1969) "Exploratory Studies of Collemholan Populations in lowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 76(1), 500-509.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol76/iss1/66