Ecological and Nutritional Studies on Coleomegilla maculata De Geer (Coleoptera:Coccinellidae). II. The Effects of Different Population Densities and Sex Ratios on Oviposition

1966 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 1179-1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef H. Atallah
1966 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Wylie

AbstractFemales of Nasonia vitripennis (Walk.) lived longer, found more hosts, and produced more progeny at high host (housefly, Musca domestica L.) population densities than at lower ones. Because they feed on the fly pupae that they parasitize, the female parasites were able to obtain more food at high host population densities. Starved and unstarved females produced progeny with similar sex ratios. By feeding on parasitized fly pupae when unparasitized ones are scarce, females of N. vitripennis increase their longevity and their ability to oviposit if they subsequently find unparasitized hosts. Females that have fed partly or entirely on parasitized pupae subsequently produce relatively more diapause progeny.


2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 1147-1157 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Bennett ◽  
M. Keevil ◽  
J. D. Litzgus

Habitat fragmentation is a leading cause of reptile declines worldwide. We examined demographic differences between populations of Northern Map Turtles, Graptemys geographica (Le Sueur, 1817), inhabiting intact and fragmented sites along the Trent–Severn Waterway (TSW) in Ontario over two field seasons. We examined population densities, sex ratios, body size, and growth rates in two control sites and two fragmented sites (where the waterway is disrupted by dams). We predicted that population density would be higher in control sites, and that sex ratios would differ among sites. Abundance was greater than expected, but densities could not be compared owing to a lack of recaptures. Sex ratios in control sites were slightly male-biased and were significantly female-biased in fragmented sites. Turtles in fragmented habitats were significantly smaller than those in control habitats. Estimated growth rates of juveniles and males were significantly reduced in fragmented populations compared with controls. We hypothesize that habitat alterations in fragmented sites are differentially affecting demographic classes because of the intersexual niche divergence observed in Map Turtles. We emphasize the need for further research to examine the interactions between habitat alteration and invasive species and the effects they are having on Northern Map Turtle populations.


1943 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rollin H. Baker ◽  
Hilbert R. Siegler

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Gamaliel Castañeda Gaytan ◽  
Ernesto Becerra-López ◽  
Sara Valenzuela-Ceballos ◽  
Miguel Borja-Jiménez ◽  
Bruno Rodríguez-López ◽  
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