| publication name | Influence of larval density on some biological and demographic aspects of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae). |
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| Authors | Abd Elwahab A. Ibrahim, Aida S. Kamel, Helmy M.N. and Dina A. Marwan |
| year | 2014 |
| keywords | Chrysomya megacephala, Demographic aspects, Reproductive parameter and rearing density. |
| journal | Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences A. Entomology |
| volume | 7 |
| issue | 2 |
| pages | 39 – 46 |
| publisher | Egyptian Society for Biological Sciences |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | http://www.bu.edu.eg/portal/uploads/Science/Entomology/2673/publications/Abdelwahab%20Abdelmaksoud%20Ibrahim%20_dina%20paper.pdf |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
The objective of this work is to study the influence of larval density on some aspects of the population ecology and survival of Chrysomya megacephala, analyzing demographic aspects of adults kept under experimental conditions. positive effect of density on survival and pre-ovipostion period was observed, while there was no simultaneous influence of density in sex ratio. The results showed that the demographic parameter for life expectancy at intrinsic growth rate (e0), total fecundity (TF), net fecundity (NF) and men reproductive age (T) increased with increasing the density of population larvae. Other population parameters such as the intrinsic growth rate (r), the finite growth rate (λ) and the time to double population (DT) were also calculated.