Mating occurs on the larval host plant in allRhagoletis species (Diptera:
Tephritidae). We show how this attribute, when coupled with certain differences
in other biological traits, strongly influences the mode of speciation. In
species of thesuavis species group, host shifts have never occurred during
speciation, and larvae feed in the husks of any walnut species(Juglans spp.),
which are highly t... hiện toàn bộ
The plant-to-plant movement of insects in one of the factors determining the
distribution of individuals in insect populations. In this report the movement
of barley aphids was analyzed by a statistical model. The model is represented
as the convolution of three probability functions: The probability thatl
individuals are located on a plant at timet 1 is represented by the following
equation $$R\l... hiện toàn bộ
The spatial distribution of the eggs, larvae, pupae and adults of the wheat-bulb
fly was investigated by fitting 42 sets of data comprising 1334 samples to the
Poisson and negative binomial distributions, and by using the power law (S 2 =am
b ). In general, the tests indicated that all stages were aggregated and fitted
the negative binomial model.... hiện toàn bộ
Enclosed populations of pine mice were studied over a 28-month period and
compared with populations in surrounding natural areas. The enclosed populations
reached densities far greater than any observed in surrounding natural areas. It
is suggested that the restriction placed on dispersal by the enclosure walls and
the addition of food in the form of trap bait could have allowed the enclosed
popul... hiện toàn bộ
An age-structured population model is used as a vehicle for presenting a method
for the analysis of interactions between pairs of insect pest control methods.
This analysis is based on partitioning the total mortality acting on a
population into its constituent components from all known sources. Pairwise
critical mortality curves are then constructed which represent the combined
mortality required... hiện toàn bộ
I compared the differences in the movement intensity of three species of
sympatricAthalia sawflies,A. japonica, A. rosae andA. infumata feeding on
cruciferous plants. Mark-release-recapture census was conducted to estimate
movement distance, sex ratio and age composition of adult sawflies. In addition,
the sex ratio of newlyemerged adults was examined by rearing field-collected
larvae until adult ... hiện toàn bộ
The effects of breeding territoriality on the stability of grey red-backed vole
(Clethrionomys rufocanus bedfordiae) populations were investigated on a control
grid and a grid on which the voles were fed, in an outdoor enclosure in
Hokkaido, Japan. Vole populations were monitored by live trapping from 1984 to
1986: (1) Population density was 2–7 times greater on the experimental grid to
which food... hiện toàn bộ
C. D. Rollo, I. B. Vertinsky, W. G. Wellington, V. K. Kanetkar
The terrestrial slugsArion ater, Limax maximus andAriolimax columbianus have
similar morphological designs but differ remarkably in their life history
tactics and behavioural time budgets. The adaptive value of particular
risk-taking styles was investigated using a comprehensive computer simulation
model. The model allowed each species' success (growth rates, food acquisition)
and costs (distance ... hiện toàn bộ