• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2024

The subfamily Dynastinae generally exhibits strong dimorphism among males. However, until recently, studies on dimorphism and allometry were limited to horns. Lycomedes is a neotropic genus that belongs to the subfamily Dynastinae and is restricted to the Andean region of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Among the Colombian Lycomedes species, this study focuses on the L. reichei and allied species, which have been designated here as the L. reichei species group, that displays a dramatic allometry. Here, various morphological characteristics of the L. reichei species group were analyzed and an allometry was proven.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.165-174
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• 2019

한국산 둥글장수풍뎅이(Pentodon quadridens bidentulus)의 3령 유충과 번데기의 형태를 처음 기술한다. 서식지와 실험실 사육에서 둥글장수풍뎅이의 생태, 분포, 생활사 또한 제공한다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.183-189
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• 1984

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2019

Living beings are formed of advanced biological and mechanical systems which exist for millions of years. It is known that various animals and insects right from small ants to huge whales have different weight carrying capacities, which is generally expressed as a ratio of their own bodyweights i.e., Strength to Bodyweight Ratio (SBR). The puzzle is that when a rhinoceros beetle (scientific name: Dynastinae) can carry 850 times its own bodyweight, why a man cannot accomplish the same feat. There are intrinsic biological and mechanical reasons related to their capacities, as per biomechanics. Yet, there are underlining principles of engineering and structural mechanics which tend to solve this puzzle. The paper attempts to give a plausible answer for this puzzle through structural mechanics and experimental modeling techniques. It is based on the fact that smaller an animal or creature, it has larger value of weight lifting by self-weight ratio. The simple example of steel prism model discussed in this paper, show that smaller the physical model size, larger is its SBR value. To normalize this, the basic length of the model need to be considered and when multiplied with SBR, a constant is arrived. Hence, the aim of the research presented is to derive this constant on a pan-living being spectrum through size/scaling effect.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2006

흰점박이꽃무지(Protaetia brevitarsis) 비상활동은 6월 중순부터 9월 상순이며, 장수풍뎅이 (Allomyrina dichotoma) 비상활동은 6월 중순부터 8월 하순까지이다. 두 종의 비상활동은 모두 강수에 영향을 받아 강수량과 강수일수가 적은 해에는 비상활동이 활발하였다. 흰점박이꽃무지 3령충은 온도에 따른 분포깊이에 영향이 없었으나, 장수풍뎅이 3령 유충은 온도에 민감하게 반응하여 고온에서는 대부분의 개체들이 표면에 분포하였다. 흰점박이꽃무지 3령충은 과습한 상태가 분포깊이에 크게 영향을 주지 않았으나, 장수풍뎅이 유충은 과습한 상태에는 대부분이 표면 근처에 분포한다. 흰점박이꽃무지 유충은 죽은 개체의 속을 파먹는 것을 볼 수 있으며 돼지고기, 닭고기, 생고등어, 식빵, 사과, 배 등을 투여한 결과, 흰점박이꽃무지는 모두 잘 섭식하나 장수풍뎅이는 빵만을 섭식하였다. 두 종은 유사한 환경에서 서식하나 식이는 상당히 큰 차이를 나타내었다.