Measuring the performance of aphids: fecundity versus biomass

Fecundity and biomass of nine species of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) feeding on six species of plants were compared to assess whether the two measures are equally effective for quantifying aphid performance. Performance was quantified by measuring both fecundity (the number of offspring born over...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian entomologist 2009-08, Vol.141 (4), p.401-405
Hauptverfasser:	Lamb, Robert J, MacKay, Patricia A, Migui, Samuel M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal reproduction Animal, plant and microbial ecology aphid biomass aphid performance Aphididae Biological and medical sciences body weight cultivars Entomology Fecundity Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects. Techniques genotype Hemiptera host plants insect reproduction Insects Methods and techniques (sampling, tagging, trapping, modelling...) offspring biomass phytophagous insects population density progeny
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