Effects of soil moisture and temperature on overwintering survival of Curculio larvae (Coleoptera : Curculionidae)
American Midland Naturalist
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Abstract
Few studies to date have investigated factors, other than mast crop size, that influence the dynamics of Curculio populations.W e examined the effects of varying levels of soil moisture (0.35, 0.4 and 0.5 g water/g soil) and temperature (8, 14 and 20 C) on over wintering survival of Curculio larvae collected from Quercus michauxii acorns. Survival of larvae, analyzed using log-linear analysis, was adversely affected by soil moisture but not by soil temperature. Larvae that overwinter in drier soil may have higher probabilities of successfully metamorphosing.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of soil moisture and temperature on overwintering survival of Curculio larvae (Coleoptera : Curculionidae) |
| Series title | American Midland Naturalist |
| DOI | 10.2307/2426646 |
| Volume | 136 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Notre Dame |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 203 |
| Last page | 206 |
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