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Larva-to-adult and pupa-to-adult mortality dynamics in crowded cultures ofDrosophila melanogaster
Andrés MoyaL. M. Botellasubject
Larvaanimal structuresfungiZoologyPlant ScienceGeneral MedicineBiologybiology.organism_classificationToxicologyPupaTotal mortalityInsect ScienceGeneticsMelanogasterAnimal Science and Zoologydescription
Pupal mortality is shown here to bear the main responsibility for total mortality duringDrosophila melanogaster development in crowded conditions. The dynamics of the pupa-to-adult and larva-to-adult processes of mortality follows a S-shaped logistic model, like survival in density-dependent processes. Data given here confirm to some extent Wallace's suggestion that pupal mortality is a density-dependent process.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-10-01 | Genetica |