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Shiro Kobayashi 《Researches on Population Ecology》1965,7(2):109-117
Summary To investigate the relation between the distribution pattern of eggs and the parental density in the common cabbage butterfly,Pieris rapae crucivora, the countings of egg number per plant were made on both cabbage plants cultivated in the farm and planted in the net house
in which the female butterflies were released at various densities.
The frequency distribution of eggs fits well to the negative binomial excepting the cases where they agree withPoisson series, and the degree of aggregation expressed as the reciprocal of the parameter, 1/k, tends to decrease as the egg or parental density increases. At the same parental density, however, the distribution of eggs
can be described by the negative binomial with a common parameter,k
c, regardless of the difference in the density of laid eggs.
In the case where a single female butterfly lays eggs, the spatial pattern of egg distribution is always lean, while its frequencies
conform toPoisson or the negative binomial series. This lean changes toward patchy with increasing the parental density.
From these results, it is concluded that the degree of aggregation in the distribution of eggs decreases with the increase
of the parental density. 相似文献
2.
Summary A statistical and graphic study is presented of the wastage of eggs byVenturia (=Nemeritis) canescens when searching singly and in groups of 10 among hosts at four different host densities in laboratory universes as described
byHuffaker andMatsumoto (preceding paper of this journal). The host insect was the fluour mothAnagasta kühniella and the host densities used were 10, 30, 100 and 200 per universe. Intensity of egg wastage due to superparasitim varied
significantly according to host density, and between the two parasite densities employed, 1 and 10, using bothF-tests and chi-square tests. Plots ofk-factor analysis on this egg wastage showed high negative correlations with host density, and the raw data for single parasites
was well represented by a parabola while that for the grouped parasites departed from this relationship only at the lowest
host density.
These studies were conducted as a part of a general investigation into the processes operating in the population dynamics
of arthropods under grants from the National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service (#A10-1611), and the National
Science Foundation and Environmental Protection Agency (NSF DEB7504223) to the University of California. The findings, opinions
and recommendations expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the University of California, the
National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation or the Environmental Protection Agency. 相似文献
3.
Summary
Luehdorfia butterflies lay eggs in clusters. Clones of their host plants (Asiasarum andHeterotropa) are distributed pacthily among the understory of deciduous forests. Groups ofLuehdorfia larvae often exhaust the clones and may wander over the forest floor seeking new clones. The highest mortality observed is
during this wandering period. To elucidate whyLuehdorfia butterflies lay eggs in clusters, a simulation experiment was made for hypothetical populations which lay eggs in clusters
or singly. Field data on larval mortality, consumption, density of host clones and leaf weight forLuehdorfia japonica were incorporated into the model. The predictions of the simulation were: (1) When the egg density is low, the single egg
type could leave many more pupae than the egg clustering type, but when the egg density is high, the former might leave smaller
number of pupae than the latter; and (2) There are optimal sizes of egg clusters for different egg densities and the optimal
size becomes larger as the egg density increased.
This work was supported in part by Grant-in-Aid No. 439017 and No. 56480039 from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture,
Japan. 相似文献
4.
Toshiyuki Nishida 《Researches on Population Ecology》1966,8(1):78-88
Summary This paper is concerned with some aspects of the ecology of the southern green stink bug,Nezara viridula, in Hawaii. Dispersal studies on adults showed an asymetrical dispersal pattern. The rate of plant to plant to movement by
the adults was 3.3–6.7 feet per day. Mortality studies showed that egg predation by ants,Pheidole megancephala, was as high as 80–90 per cent. Egg parasitism byTelenomus basalis was highest during February, 1965, and adult parasitism byTrichopoda pennipes was highest during July, 1964, to January of the following year. The population ofN. viridula declined during May, 1964, to May, 1965. This decline occurred simultaneously with the decline in the number of eggs produced
per female. It has been speculated that this reduction in egg production was caused by parasitism byT. pennipes.
Published with the approval of the Director of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station as Technical Paper No. 816.
It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge with thanks the help that I received in various ways from the following: Dr.
WallaceC. Mitchell, Dr. MervinKamran., Mr HarryKaya and Mr. HitoshiKamasaki. 相似文献
5.
Takayuki Ohgushi 《Researches on Population Ecology》1988,30(1):57-68
Summary The relationships between egg predation of an herbivorous lady beetleEpilachna niponica (Lewis) and its predator, the earwigAnechura harmandi (Burr), were examined in both time and space. In spite of little annual, changes in egg densities, egg mortality due to predation
varied considerably. There was no, clear relationship between the earwig density and the proportionate predation over the
five years. The seasonal occurrence of earwig nymphs on thistle plants, however, was closely synchronized with that of egg
predation. Predator attacks on the beetle occurred in a time-restricted manner. Thus, later cohorts mostly escape from heavy
predatory pressure. No spatially density-depent egg predation was detected at the level of either thistle plants or thistle
patches. Furthermore, there was no indication of aggregative behaviour of the earwig in response to local egg density. The
earwig density was more likely to be associated with particular localities with sandy deposits available for its nest site. 相似文献
6.
Shiro Kobayashi 《Researches on Population Ecology》1966,8(1):51-59
Summary The process generating the negative binomial in the distribution pattern of eggs of the common cabbage butterfly,Pieris rapae crucivora, was investigated by releasing the female adults in a net house where cabbages were planted.
The distribution of butterflies visited and laid an egg or more per plant followed thePoisson series under the uniform light condition, while that of eggs laid per visit conformed to the logarithmic distribution. From
these results, it may be concluded that the negative binomial arises from compounding of thePoisson and the logarithmic distribution. The observed frequency of eggs found per plant fitted to the negative binomial with parameter
thus computed theoretically.
The change in the degree of aggregation with the increase of the parental density was considered in connection with the above
results.
Aided by a grant from Scientific Research Expenditure of the Ministry of Education. 相似文献
7.
Summary A series of experiments were carried out with the endophagous egg parasiteTelenomus fariai on its hostTriatoma phyllosoma pallidipennis to determine the possible role of intraspecific competition by the parasite progeny in population regulation of the parasite.
Eight parasite densities (1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 individuals per vial) were used, and the design of sequentially
sacrificed replicates applied. Survivorship curves for each density indicated smaller number of progeny per host at higher
densities, and the shapes of the curves suggested a relatively early mortality process.Morris' linear regression technique for determining within-generation density-dependence was used, and the results showed that only
larval mortality could be identified as density dependent. The same technique applied within the larval stage proved that
only mortality of larvae in their second, third, and fourth day of development were responsible for population regulation.
The applicability of the technique, as well as the relevance of the results for natural population, is discussed. 相似文献
8.
K. Tanaka T. Watanabe H. Higuchi K. Miyamoto Y. Yusa T. Kiyonaga H. Kiyota Y. Suzuki T. Wada 《Researches on Population Ecology》1999,41(3):253-262
To examine density dependence in the survival, growth, and reproduction of Pomacea canaliculata, we conducted an experiment in which snail densities were manipulated in a paddy field. We released paint-marked snails of
15–20 mm shell height into 12 enclosures (pens) of 16 m2 at one of five densities – 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 snails per pen. The survival rate of released snails was 95% and was independent
of snail density. The snail density had a significant effect on the growth and egg production of individual snails. This density
dependence may have been caused by reduced food availability. The females at high density deposited fewer and smaller egg
masses than those at low density, and consequently produced fewer eggs. The females at densities 8 and 16 deposited more than
3000 eggs per female, while the females at density 128 oviposited only 414 eggs. The total egg production per pen was, however,
higher at higher snail density. The survival rates of juvenile snails were 21%–37% and were independent of adult density.
The juvenile density was positively correlated with the total egg production per pen and hence was higher at higher adult
density. However, the density of juveniles larger than 5 mm in shell height, i.e., juveniles that can survive an overwintering
period, was not significantly different among density treatments. These results suggest that snail density after the overwintering
period is independent of the density in the previous year. Thus, density dependence in growth and reproduction might regulate
the population of P. canaliculata in paddies.
Received: October 23, 1998 / Accepted: July 16, 1999 相似文献
9.
J. N. Ayertey 《Researches on Population Ecology》1980,22(1):101-116
Summary This paper describes a series of experiments conducted to determine whySitophilus zeamais
Mots. andSitotroga cerealella (Oliv.) could not survive together in maize cultures in the laboratory. The effect ofS. zeamais on different developmental stages ofS. cerealella was investigated. The presence of adultS. zeamais slightly affected moth copulation, egg laying and moth eggs in a mixed culture, but large numbers of developing moths inside
maize grains were killed by the adult weevil through feeding on the grains. The major cause of elimination ofS. cerealella byS. zeamais from mixed cultures was therefore found to be damage to the immature moths in grain and such moth mortality increased as
the developing moths became bigger in the grains. A weevil: grain ratio of approximately 1.4∶1 was found to be the critical
weevil density at which the moth disappeared from the mixed cultures. 相似文献
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Naoya Osawa 《Researches on Population Ecology》1989,31(1):153-160
Summary Sibling (cannibalism among siblings) and non-sibling cannibalism (cannibalism among non-siblings) were studied in a natural
population of a lady beetle,Harmonia axyridis
Pallas.
Of all the eggs laid (n=2269), 24.76% (n=562) were killed by sibling cannibalism and 36.10% (n=819) were killed by non-sibling cannibalism. Sibling cannibalism occurred constantly and intensively in most egg batches
throughout the entire oviposition period. On the other hand, non-sibling cannibalism was more intense in the middle and late
oviposition periods, and when the egg batches were close to an aphid colony. This may be due to the high density ofH. axyridis larvae relative to aphid density in the middle and late oviposition periods and also the larvae searching intensively near
an aphid colony. 相似文献