Models of clutch size in insect oviposition (Q792918)
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Models of clutch size in insect oviposition (English)
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1984
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Models for clutch size in species where a female deposits eggs into a larval resource of limited carrying capacity are developed. Previous models of clutch size related mainly to vertebrates (notably birds) where parentel care limits clutch size. Our models cover cases were a single female ''saturates'' a larval food patch with larvae.
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models of clutch size
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insect oviposition
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