Growth and development in a lepidopteran with variable instar number, Pseudocoremia suavis (Geometridae), under standard rearing conditions and when parasitised by Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Growth and development in a lepidopteran with variable instar number, Pseudocoremia suavis (Geometridae), under standard rearing conditions and when parasitised by Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Though extra instars are often associated with poor conditions and thought to be a compensation for a low growth rate, the reasons why they are necessary, and for variable instar number existing under standard rearing conditions, are not yet clear. In standard rearing conditions, approximately half...

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Main Authors: Emma I. BARRACLOUGH, Elisabeth P.J. BURGESS, Aliesha M. KEAN, Louise A. MALONE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2014-10-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
geometridae
pseudocoremia suavis
hymenoptera
braconidae
meteorus pulchricornis
variable instar number
critical weight ratio
critical weight
developmental polymorphism
instar number
instar duration
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