larval density
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larval
adjective
uk/ˈlɑː.vəl/us/ˈlɑːr.vəl/
relating to a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but is not yet ...
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density
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈden.sɪ.ti/us/ˈden.sə.t̬i/
the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of ...
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Larvaldensitywas not precisely controlled, and with this procedure ranged between 100 and 200 individuals per vial.
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To prevent the occurrence of highlarvaldensity, mating partners were kept in vials no longer than 4 days.
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By contrast, no association was found between grain weight andlarvaldensity.
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The pattern oflarvaldensitywas similar to that of the eggs.
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Exclusion of birds from bilberry stands: impact on insectlarvaldensityand damage to bilberry.
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In this study, highlarvaldensityresulted in smaller mosquito adults.
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The survival of first and second instars declined aslarvaldensityincreased.
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In addition, the oviposition-deterring effects of conspecific larvae were positively density dependent, with increasinglarvaldensityincreasing the degree of oviposition inhibition (fig. 2).
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However, whenlarvaldensityin the field was low, the numbers of third and fourth instar larvae in each of the samples ranged from 15 to 30.
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Any variability in developmental times can also be due to different rearing temperatures under different conditions such as varying humidity, rearing media, andlarvaldensity.
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Infected adults are generally smaller than non-infected adults and have an insignificantly higher mortality rate; therefore, food supply andlarvaldensityapparently play a role.
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The flying form is more common in beetles that developed in conditions of highlarvaldensityand high temperatures.
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All flies were reared in bottles at low larval densities.
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Clutches used to found the 10 pair and control lines were culled randomly to keep larval densities equivalent in all lines.
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As for egg batches, larval densities tended to be lower on alternate hill than alternate row systems.
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At the end of the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 seasons, larval densities were sampled across the three adult-movement transects.
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Consequently, larval densities were 44.4-61.5% lower in intercrops compared to monocrops.
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Larval densities in foliage and tubers were significantly higher at the margins of the fields than in the centre.
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They depend on their larval food stores during oviposition, so a highlarvaldensityin the larva stage can result in lower fecundity for females in the adult stage.
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This might be another reason for reduced larval densities in mixed compared to monocropping systems.
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