THE Effect of crowding upon the fecundity of folsomia candida (william) var. distincta (bagnall) (collembola)
1964
GREEN, C.D.
The mean individual fecundity of mass parthenogenetic cultures of uniform age is maximum when there is a mean area of about 1.2 square centimetres per individual on the floor of the chamber. Reduction of the fecundity under more crowded conditions occurred because oviposition was completely inhibited for a greater proportion of individuals and the number of eggs laid by ovipositing individuals was reduced. Crowding during periods other than when oviposition would normally occur did not cause a reduction in fecundity. It is suggested that the reduction in fecundity is a manifestation of ‘stress' caused by jostling.
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