Age and Density of Mated Females Affect Dispersal Strategies in Spider Mite Tetranychus ludeni Zacher
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Mite Colony and Experimental Conditions
2.2. Preparation of Mated Females for Experiments
2.3. Dispersal and Reproduction of Females of Different Ages
2.4. Dispersal of Females at Different Densities
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Dispersal and Reproduction of Females of Different Ages
3.2. Dispersal of Females at Different Densities
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, P.; He, X.Z.; Chen, C.; Wang, Q. Age and Density of Mated Females Affect Dispersal Strategies in Spider Mite Tetranychus ludeni Zacher. Insects 2024, 15, 387. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15060387
Zhou P, He XZ, Chen C, Wang Q. Age and Density of Mated Females Affect Dispersal Strategies in Spider Mite Tetranychus ludeni Zacher. Insects. 2024; 15(6):387. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15060387
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Peng, Xiong Z. He, Chen Chen, and Qiao Wang. 2024. "Age and Density of Mated Females Affect Dispersal Strategies in Spider Mite Tetranychus ludeni Zacher" Insects 15, no. 6: 387. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15060387