Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Biological Material
2.2. Life-History Traits
2.2.1. Immature Development
2.2.2. Longevity, Sex-Ratio and Reproductive Performance
2.3. Population Growth Parameters
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Life-History Traits
3.1.1. Immature Development
3.1.2. Longevity, Sex-Ratio and Reproductive Performance
3.2. Population Growth Parameters
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Azores | Portugal Mainland | |||
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E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta (N) | E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta(N) | |
Egg | 11.37 ± 0.11 (30) a | 12.00 ± 0.00 (30) b | ||
Immature | 18.18 ± 0.10 (17) a | 18.53 ± 0.15 (17) a | 17.29 ± 0.17 (17) a | 17.65 ± 0.12 (17) a |
Azores | Portugal Mainland | ||
---|---|---|---|
E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta (N) | E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta(N) |
0.85 (17) | 0.96 (17) | 0.73 (17) | 0.69 (17) |
Azores | Portugal Mainland | Significance | ||||
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Biological Traits | E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta (N) | E. kuehniella (N) | T. absoluta (N) | Region | Prey |
Sex-ratio (Females:Males) | 0.65:0.35 | 0.65:0.35 | 0.42:0.58 | 0.42:0.58 | n.s. | n.s. |
Female body weight (mg) | 1.09 ± 0.03 (17) | 1.10 ± 0.03 (17) | 1.04 ± 0.05 (8) | 0.97 ± 0.04 (8) | Az. > P.m. | n.s. |
Male body weight (mg) | 0.65 ± 0.04 (9) | 0.68 ± 0.03 (8) | 0.67 ± 0.02 (11) | 0.61 ± 0.03 (8) | n.s. | n.s. |
Pre-oviposition time (days) | 5.88 ± 1.62 (8) a | 4.11 ± 0.42 (9) a | 7.17 ± 2.26 (6) a | 14.33 ± 4.94 (6) b | ||
Lifetime fertility (n. of nymphs) | 77.89 ± 19.14 (9) | 113.67 ± 20.36 (9) | 44.89 ± 18.51 (9) | 35.00 ± 14.46 (9) | Az. > P.m. | n.s. |
Oviposition period (days) | 26.51 ± 3.16 (8) | 22.00 ± 2.89 (9) | 20.17 ± 4.66 (9) | 16.00 ± 3.07 (9) | n.s. | n.s. |
Female longevity (days) | 48.44 ± 5.34 (9) | 38.33 ± 5.80 (9) | 54.78 ± 8.69 (9) | 50.56 ± 7.97 (9) | n.s. | n.s. |
Azores | Portugal Mainland | Significance | ||||
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E. kuehniella | T. absoluta | K. kuehniella | T. absoluta | Region | Prey | |
rm | 0.082± 0.005 a | 0.114 ± 0.004 b | 0.062 ± 0.009 ac | 0.054 ± 0.010 c | ||
λ | 1.085 ± 0.005 a | 1.121 ± 0.004 b | 1.064 ± 0.009 ac | 1.056 ± 0.010 c | ||
R0 | 41.16 ± 10.12 a | 74.86 ± 12.78 b | 15.25 ± 5.13 a | 12.09 ± 4.19 a | ||
45.72 ± 1.09 ab | 36.69 ± 0.64 a | 45.47 ± 2.30 ab | 47.37 ± 4.45 b | |||
DT | 8.42 ± 0.50 | 5.76 ± 0.31 | 10.88 ± 1.94 | 12.07 ± 3.15 | Az. < P.m. | n.s. |
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Borges, I.; Oliveira, L.; Durão, A.C.; Arruda, P.; Figueiredo, E.; Franco, J.C.; Lucas, E.; Soares, A.O. Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets. Agronomy 2023, 13, 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118
Borges I, Oliveira L, Durão AC, Arruda P, Figueiredo E, Franco JC, Lucas E, Soares AO. Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets. Agronomy. 2023; 13(1):118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorges, Isabel, Luísa Oliveira, Ana C. Durão, Patrícia Arruda, Elisabete Figueiredo, José Carlos Franco, Eric Lucas, and António O. Soares. 2023. "Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets" Agronomy 13, no. 1: 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118
APA StyleBorges, I., Oliveira, L., Durão, A. C., Arruda, P., Figueiredo, E., Franco, J. C., Lucas, E., & Soares, A. O. (2023). Contrasting Phenotypic Variability of Life-History Traits of Two Feral Populations of Macrolophus pygmaeus (Hemiptera: Miridae) under Two Alternative Diets. Agronomy, 13(1), 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010118