ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TWO AGABUS SPECIES (DYTISCIDAE: COLEOPTERA) BY ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE (EDXRF)

Erman O. K., Korkut T.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.358-362, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.358-362
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Inorganic element analysis, EDXRF analysis, Agabus, Dytiscidae, Coleoptera, TRACE-ELEMENTS, WDXRF ANALYSES
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, the concentrations of 49 different inorganic elements were measured by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometry in two Agabus species (A. nebulosus, A. conspersus) belonging to the nebulosus-group (Dytiscidae), collected from the same locality (Adana Province, Turkey). Mn concentration is shown to be significantly different between the two species. Because the species were collected in the same locality, it is unlikely that these differences are due to physicochemical parameters in their habitats. It is thought instead that elemental differences may be driven by genetic and biochemical characteristics between these species.