The effects of food shortage upon larvae of Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae)
The effects of food shortage upon larvae of Lasioderma serricorne (F.) (Coleoptera, Anobiidae)
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食物短缺对 Lasioderma serricorne (F.)(鞘翅目,Anobiidae)幼虫的影响
DOI:
10.1017/s0007485300049002
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发表时间:
1963
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
J. E. Currie
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作者:
L. Lefkovitch;J. E. Currie
In a long series of experiments with Lasioderma serricorne (F.) carried out at 30°C. and 60 per cent. R.H. it was established that shortage of food prolongs development and reduces survival of the immature stages and also reduces the weight of the resulting adults. Competitive effects between larvae over and above those caused by food shortage alone were not detected. Larvae ate eggs and pupae only in the complete absence of any other food, and they did not appear to eat one another. There was no trend in the performance of the immature stages attributable to the age of the female parent at the time of oviposition. Variation between the times taken by different individuals to attain a subsequent stage was positively skewed. Adult females weigh more than males, this difference in weight first occurring during the third (penultimate) larval instar. There were no significant differences in the developmental periods of the sexes.