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Demographic analysis of mite populations: extensions of stable theory

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Mites have simple life styles and overlapping generations, thus analysis of their populations using stable theory (Lotka's equation) is particularly appropriate. While use of this demographic framework is widespread among mite researchers, the specific context in which it is applied is typically restricted to the conventional life table and associated parameters.

In this paper we extend the use of the basic principles of stable population theory in mite populations to include: (i) expectation of future life expectancy and reproduction; (ii) effect of developmental time on population growth rate; (iii) sensitivity analysis of a two-sex model; (iv) distribution of biomass and productivity in stable mite populations; (v) demographic theory of kinship as applied to mites; and (vi) mite mass-rearing. Implications of each are briefly discussed in the context of mite ecology and management.

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  1. Department of Entomology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, (U.S.A.)

    James R. Carey & David A. Krainacker

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Carey, J.R., Krainacker, D.A. Demographic analysis of mite populations: extensions of stable theory. Exp Appl Acarol 4, 191–210 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01196186

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