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Growth and development of immature life stages ofPropylaea 14-punctata L. andCoccinella 7-punctata L. [Col.: Coccinellidae] simulated by the metabolic pool model

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The conversion of aphid prey tissue (Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris) into predator biomass (immature life stages ofPropylaea 14-punctata L. andCoccinella 7-punctata L.) is calculated by plotting weight gain against assimilation (i.e. consumption minus egestion). This concept is added to the metabolic pool model byGutierrez et al. (1981) that enables the simulation of growth and development of a predator on a physiological basis. Physiological time is expressed in daydegrees above lower development thresholds for both species. Visual examination of observed and calculated values showed that the model satisfactorily describes the growth patterns of the above predators.

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Aus der Beziehung Produktion (Wachstum) zu Assimilation (Beuteverzehr-Kotproduktion) wird das Umwandlungsverhältnis berechnet, mit dem Blattlausgewebe in Räuberwachstum umgesetzt wird. Als Beute für die Larven vonPropylaea 14-punctata L. undCoccinella 7-punctata L. verwendete man die ErbsenblattlausAcyrthosiphon pisum Harris. Die physiologische Zeit ist in Tagegraden oberhalb eines unteren Entwicklungsnullpunktes angegeben. Für die beiden Coccinellidenarten wurden auf physiologischen Grundlagen Simulationsmodelle erarbeitet. Sie beschreiben das Wachstums und die Entwicklung eines Räubers und beruhen auf dem Konzept des vonGutierrez et al. (1981) vorgeschlagenen “metabolic-pool”-Modell. Die visuelle Beurteilung von beobachteten und berechneten Werten zeigt, dass das Modell das Wachstumsmuster der erwähnten Räuber auf befriedigende Weise beschreibt.

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Baumgärtner, J., Bieri, M. & Delucchi, V. Growth and development of immature life stages ofPropylaea 14-punctata L. andCoccinella 7-punctata L. [Col.: Coccinellidae] simulated by the metabolic pool model. Entomophaga 32, 415–423 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372451

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