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Elemental Composition in Two Water Beetles (Dytiscus thianschanicus, Dytiscus persicus) (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera) as Revealed by WDXRF Spectroscopy

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In this study, concentrations of 34 different inorganic elements between Dytiscus thianschanicus and Dytiscus persicus collected from the environs of five Turkish cities were measured by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The two species were found to differ in both elemental composition and amount. The concentrations of Na, As, Br and Ba were found to differ significantly between D. thianschanicus and D. persicus. In addition, Mn and I concentrations for D. thianschanicus and Si, Zn for D. persicus between males and females were statistically significant. It is thought that metabolic differences between males and females of these insects may be behind the observed differences in these species. Differences in elemental composition were also seen between beetles from different localities, and the content of non-essential elements in an insect’s body may be a useful measure of the level of these elements in their habitats.

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Acknowledgments

The author wants to express his sincere thanks to Prof. Dr. Abdulhalik Karabulut, Prof. Dr. Gökhan Budak, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali Gürol and all researchers in department of Physics (Erzurum, Turkey) for their help and to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ö. Cevdet Bilgin (Erzurum, Turkey) for statistical analyses and to Dr. David Bilton (University of Plymouth, UK) for checking the manuscript for use of English.

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Erman, Ö.K. Elemental Composition in Two Water Beetles (Dytiscus thianschanicus, Dytiscus persicus) (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera) as Revealed by WDXRF Spectroscopy. Biol Trace Elem Res 143, 1541–1563 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-011-9000-6

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