Fecundidad y longevidad de adultos de Dichroplus elongatus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) bajo condiciones controladas

Fecundity (number ofeggs/female), oviposition rate (eggs/female/ day), viability ofeggs and longevity of adults for Dichroplus elongatus were measured under laboratory conditions. Mean fecundity (x ± SE) was 81.09 ± 14.02, with an oviposition rate of 1.94. Maximum fecundity was 203 eggs. Eggviabilit...

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Autores: Wysiecki, María Laura de, Cigliano, María Marta, Lange, Carlos Ernesto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/164764
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/164764
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias Naturales
Acridídos
Fecundidad
Longevidad
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Sumario:Fecundity (number ofeggs/female), oviposition rate (eggs/female/ day), viability ofeggs and longevity of adults for Dichroplus elongatus were measured under laboratory conditions. Mean fecundity (x ± SE) was 81.09 ± 14.02, with an oviposition rate of 1.94. Maximum fecundity was 203 eggs. Eggviability (x ± SE) was 65.90 ± 2.05%. Mean longevity (x ± SE)was41.72 ± 4.13 days for females and 49.92 ± 4.07 days for males. Results showed that although D. elongatus was in recent years the most abundant species in communities of SW Buenos Aires province, its fecundity did not appear to be comparatively high.