A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
The application of micro-CT scanning techniques on a small sample of “Seven-spot ladybirds” Coccinella septempunctata, collected in December 2009, identified an accumulation of material with a very high, relative X-ray attenuation value in the malpighian tubules of most but not all of the individual...
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| author | Duncan Bell Lewis Woolnough David Mortimore Nick Corps Diana M. Hudson Mark K. Greco |
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| description | The application of micro-CT scanning techniques on a small sample of “Seven-spot ladybirds” Coccinella septempunctata, collected in December 2009, identified an accumulation of material with a very high, relative X-ray attenuation value in the malpighian tubules of most but not all of the individuals sampled. The passage of metals such as cadmium in soil through a food chain to finally accumulate in high concentrations in ladybirds and lacewings has been previously reported. The identification of the dense material found in our sample of ladybirds, its origin, and the process by which it accumulates in, and is processed by, the malpighian tubules is the challenge ahead. The authors speculate that a straightforward means of monitoring levels of metallic pollutants in the environment might emerge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8c1a86733d34fa582ff611017e50d9a2025-02-03T01:30:34ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/348348348348A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)Duncan Bell0Lewis Woolnough1David Mortimore2Nick Corps3Diana M. Hudson4Mark K. Greco5East Anglian Radiography Research, Modelling and 3D Printing Group, School of Science, Technology and Health, University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich IP4 1QJ, UKQuekett Microscopical Club c/o, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UKNewbourne Solutions Ltd., Newbourne, Woodbridge IP12 4NR, UKe2V. Scientific Instruments Ltd., Sirius House, Watery Lane, High Wycombe, Bucks HP10 0AP, UKDepartment of Biology, Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1PE, UKDepartment of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UKThe application of micro-CT scanning techniques on a small sample of “Seven-spot ladybirds” Coccinella septempunctata, collected in December 2009, identified an accumulation of material with a very high, relative X-ray attenuation value in the malpighian tubules of most but not all of the individuals sampled. The passage of metals such as cadmium in soil through a food chain to finally accumulate in high concentrations in ladybirds and lacewings has been previously reported. The identification of the dense material found in our sample of ladybirds, its origin, and the process by which it accumulates in, and is processed by, the malpighian tubules is the challenge ahead. The authors speculate that a straightforward means of monitoring levels of metallic pollutants in the environment might emerge.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/348348 |
| spellingShingle | Duncan Bell Lewis Woolnough David Mortimore Nick Corps Diana M. Hudson Mark K. Greco A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_full | A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_fullStr | A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_short | A Preliminary Report on the Use of Bench-Top X-Ray Micro-Computerised Tomography to Study the Malpighian Tubules of the Overwintering Seven Spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_sort | preliminary report on the use of bench top x ray micro computerised tomography to study the malpighian tubules of the overwintering seven spotted ladybird coccinella septempunctata l coleoptera coccinellidae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/348348 |
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