Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)

The mean egg batch size for Bactrocera Malaysian A under[zeld and laboratory conditions was respectively 4.67 ± 0.40 (range 1 - 25) and 4.18± 0.26 (range 1-24). More single egg batches were observed in the field (22.0% of the total batches examined) compared to 7.5% in the laboratory. In both case...

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Main Author: T. H., Chua
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1994
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description The mean egg batch size for Bactrocera Malaysian A under[zeld and laboratory conditions was respectively 4.67 ± 0.40 (range 1 - 25) and 4.18± 0.26 (range 1-24). More single egg batches were observed in the field (22.0% of the total batches examined) compared to 7.5% in the laboratory. In both cases the mode was at 2 eggs, with batch size of 8 or more eggs fewer in number. It is suggested that such an uneven egg distribution would increase egg survival from parasitism, if the optimal foraging models apply and the egg parasite oviposits only in high egg batches.
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spelling upm-32372013-05-27T07:06:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3237/ Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae) T. H., Chua The mean egg batch size for Bactrocera Malaysian A under[zeld and laboratory conditions was respectively 4.67 ± 0.40 (range 1 - 25) and 4.18± 0.26 (range 1-24). More single egg batches were observed in the field (22.0% of the total batches examined) compared to 7.5% in the laboratory. In both cases the mode was at 2 eggs, with batch size of 8 or more eggs fewer in number. It is suggested that such an uneven egg distribution would increase egg survival from parasitism, if the optimal foraging models apply and the egg parasite oviposits only in high egg batches. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1994 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3237/1/Egg_Batch_Size_of_the_Carambola_Fruit_Fly%2C_Bactrocera_Sp.pdf T. H., Chua (1994) Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae). Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 17 (2). pp. 107-109. ISSN 0126-6128 English
spellingShingle T. H., Chua
Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title_full Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title_fullStr Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title_full_unstemmed Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title_short Egg Batch Size of the Carambola Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Sp (Malaysian A) (Diptera Tephritidae)
title_sort egg batch size of the carambola fruit fly, bactrocera sp (malaysian a) (diptera tephritidae)
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