univoltine


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univoltine

(of, usually, insects) having only one generation per year, the adult then dying and the eggs overwintering in DIAPAUSE.
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Hakomori T, Tanaka S (1992) Genetic control of diapause and other developmental traits in Japanese strains of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria L.: univoltine vs.
Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) embryos monitor neighboring eggs for hatching synchrony
An obligatory characteristic of univoltine species is a long diapause period during certain development phases.
Habito de nidificacion de Centris (Hemisiella) dichrootricha (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en el Cerrado Norte de Brasil
A response of five pea varieties (Pisum sativum L.) to damage degree of Bruchus pisorum L., a univoltine bruchid similar to B.
Impact of Bruchus rufimanus infestation upon broad bean seeds germination
fluminea exhibited a univoltine spawn cued by increases in temperature.
Reproduction and population structure of Corbicula fluminea in an oligotrophic subalpine lake
calidus appears to be employing a univoltine Type I breeding strategy (22) with incubgtion and larval development completed in a matter of weeks.
A redescription of the first instar of Rhantus calidus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) with notes on its biology
After a period of oviposition, the adult weevils disappear, suggesting the species is univoltine. The larvae within pods consume seeds for nutrition, often devouring all within a pod.
Multiyear study of factors related to flowering phenology and reproductive yield of Baptisia alba in Northeastern Illinois
Currently, a univoltine life cycle is assumed for D.
Plant bugs of the tribe Phylini in Thailand (heteroptera: miridae: phylinae), with descriptions of six new species from additional areas in tropical and subtropical Asia
All other species examined are essentially univoltine and this time period would have covered the entire life-cycle from emergence; for this P.
The costs of moving for a diurnally cryptic araneid spider
This species has a univoltine life cycle and produces a total of 11 instars.
Life history, food habits and production of Progomphus obscurus Rambur (Odonata: Gomphidae) in Harmon Creek of east Texas
The life cycle is univoltine and the adults overwinter in the litter (Hight et al.
ASSOCIATIONAL RESISTANCE: INSECT DAMAGE TO PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE REDUCED IN THICKETS OF SWEET GALE
Theoretical P/B values of 5 and 10 were used for several taxa considered to be univoltine and bivoltine, respectively (Waters 1977, Lugthart and Wallace 1992).
EFFECTS OF RESOURCE LIMITATION ON A DETRITAL-BASED ECOSYSTEM
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