THE OPTIMUM POPULATION STRATEGY FOR PLANTHOPPERS (HOMOPTERA: DELPHACIDAE) IN STABLE MARSH HABITATS
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Canadian Entomologist
- Vol. 110 (2), 135-142
- https://doi.org/10.4039/ent110135-2
Abstract
The wing-morph composition of populations of planthoppers exploiting stable and temporally uncertain resources was determined. In stable habitats like salt and fresh water marshes, the optimum population strategy of most planthoppers is to produce flightless brachypters which can efficiently use and remain on the immediate resource. Macropters, which can fly, are more adaptive and predominate in temporary habitats because they can emigrate and colonize new resources when conditions are no longer suitable.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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