Contest competition in Drosophila subobscura

The role of larval intraspecific competition in laboratory populations of Drosophila subobscura was investigated. Mortality is density-independent during the first 3 days after hatching but becomes density dependent as development proceeds to pupation. Although total biomass per patch was independen...

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Main Authors: Jones, T, Langefors, Å, Bonsall, M, Hassell, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 1996