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THE OPTIMUM POPULATION STRATEGY FOR PLANTHOPPERS (HOMOPTERA: DELPHACIDAE) IN STABLE MARSH HABITATS1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Robert F. Denno
Robert F. Denno
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Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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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.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 110 , Issue 2 , 01 February 1978 , pp. 135 - 142
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1978

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