Egg distribution within patches: An optimality problem for insects

DOI10.1006/TPBI.1993.1014MaRDI QIDQ1802056zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Marjan Sjerps, Patsy Haccou, Evert Meelis, Eddie van der Meijden

Publication date 15 August 1993

Published in Theoretical Population Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/tpbi.1993.1014

zbMATH Keywords

migrationinsect ovipositioncinnaber mothegg clumpingfood competitionnumber of patchesnumber of plants per patchoptimal distribution of eggspupationrisky migrationsize of egg supplystochastic fluctuations in patch qualitythree-step model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Ecology (92D40) Animal behavior (92D50)

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