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Determinants of Fecundity in Frontinella Pyramitela (araneae, Linyphiidae)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Suter, Robert B. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Abstract | The fitness of Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer) (Araaeae, Linyphiidae) is, by definition, function of its lifetime fecundity and the survivors.hip of its offspring. In the present study, I sought the major determinants of fecundity in a laboratory setting and then evaluated the results in the context of several published field studies. According to this analysis, the primary determinants are female longevity, foraging success, and size. The data also permitted the calculation of aa expected relative contribution to total fecundity of each dutch of eggs: because the fertility rate drops sharply after the second clutch is deposited, early mortality is disproportionately detrimental to lifetime fecundity. |
| Starting Page | 263 |
| Ending Page | 269 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v18_n3/arac_18_3_0263.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
