Biology
Egg hatching inhibition: field evidence for population regulation in a treehole mosquito
Document Type
Article
Abstract
ABSTRACT. 1. We investigated the influence of larval density on egg hatching in the treehole mosquito, Aedes triseriatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) by submerging laboratory‐produced egg batches in natural habitats stocked with fixed densities of larvae. 2. We found a significant decrease in hatching rate as larval density increased. The results suggest that inhibited eggs refrain from hatching into environments in which competitive effects of large larvae are potentially severe, and in which cannibalism may occur. 3. The amount of time the egg batches were exposed to experimental conditions (between 2 and 16 days) had no significant influence on hatch rate. Copyright © 1987, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
Publication Title
Ecological Entomology
Publication Date
1987
Volume
12
Issue
4
First Page
395
Last Page
399
ISSN
0307-6946
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2311.1987.tb01020.x
Keywords
Aedes friseriatus, Culicidae, hatching inhibition, hatching stimulation, mosquito, population regulation
Repository Citation
Livdahl, Todd P. and Edgerly, Janice S., "Egg hatching inhibition: field evidence for population regulation in a treehole mosquito" (1987). Biology. 422.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/422