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Birds of Indian Subcontinent

The Effects of Prior Environments on Tribolium castaneum

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1976
Authors:Boyer, JF
Journal:Journal of Animal Ecology
Volume:45
Issue:3
Date Published:1976
ISBN Number:00218790
Keywords:Corvidae, Corvus, Corvus corone
Abstract:Populations of Tribolium castaneum were raised both as larvae and adults under the following five conditions: in isolation, as a crowded cohort, in a nutritionally deficient medium, in an ongoing population and in the presence of a second species (T. confusum). Their fecundity, cannibalism rates, fertility and mortality were subsequently assayed in an identical environment. These different environments imposed on immature beetles affected their development time and their subsequent fecundity and cannibalism rates as adults. No persistent effects were found for adult beetles subjected to these environments, although starvation temporarily reduced fecundity. Evidence for reproductive compensation in adults was found.
URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/3585
Short Title:Journal of Animal Ecology
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