ISSN:
1572-9702
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract The influence of maternal age on primary sex ratio was determined forTetranychus urticae, T. pacificus andT. turkestani (Acari:Tetranychidae). All females were allowed to mate once.Tetranychus urticae had the highest production of daughters and the lowest production of sons. The sex ratio ofT. urticae was nearly 2∶1 (daughters∶sons), whereas for the other species it was 0.6∶1. Net sex ratios were all shifted in favor of daughters, suggesting that most son-production occurs late in life. Demographic techniques are applied to tetranychid populations, including the concepts of reproductive concentration curves and expectation of future reproduction based on age and previous offspring.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02053824