Table 3 Effects of dietary restriction on reproductive lifespan and investment of female Amblydromalus limonicus under under control and four treatment conditions, which were: Fasting for 1 day at the start of the larval (T1), protonymph (T2), deutonymph (T3) and adult (T4) stage.
Parameters | Control | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-oviposition period (d) | 1.3 ± 0.17a | 1.7 ± 0.21a | 1.4 ± 0.15a | 1.3 ± 0.17a | 1.3 ± 0.17a | 0.70 |
Ovi-position period (d) | 6.7 ± 0.37a | 6.5 ± 0.43a | 6.6 ± 0.31a | 6.3 ± 0.24a | 6.6 ± 0.29a | 0.95 |
Post-oviposition period (d) | 14.4 ± 0.34a | 23.5 ± 0.43b | 17.5 ± 0.31c | 18.0 ± 0.29c | 20.7 ± 0.44d | 0.00 |
Daily reproductive rate (Eggs/d) | 0.9 ± 0.02a | 1.0 ± 0.03a | 1.0 ± 0.03a | 1.0 ± 0.02a | 1.0 ± 0.02a | 0.95 |
Life time fecundity (eggs/female) | 6.2 ± 0.22a | 6.2 ± 0.31a | 6.3 ± 0.19a | 6.1 ± 0.26a | 6.3 ± 0.29a | 0.97 |
