A Mathematical Model for Tribolium Confusum Populations N. W. Taylor

Taylor, N. W.

A Mathematical Model for Tribolium Confusum Populations N. W. Taylor

1967

Taylor, N. W.

A deterministic mathematical model is constructed to describe the population growth in colonies of the grain beetle, Tribolium confusum, under laboratory conditions. It is shown how (1) changes in the egg laying rate and the adult mortality, (2) the destruction of some eggs by larvae as well as by adults, and (3) the destruction of some small larvae by larvae and adults, lead to a theoretical population growth which agrees closely with the laboratory experiments.

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