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This study analyzes results of interspecies competition between the azuki bean weevil,Callosobruchus chinensis and the southern cowpea weevil,C. maculatus using the four geographical strains of each species.
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Fifteen combinations of one strain from each species were set up to compete. The strains ofC. chinensis, rather than ofC. maculatus, characteristically determine the eventual outcomes of competition. Some strains ofC. chinensis (jC and kC) invariably won every encounter withC. maculatus. Another strain (nC) always lost its encounters, while one other strain (iC) won some encounters (:cQ and :cQ) and lost others (:tQ and :bQ). For any combination the competition results were deterministic and no reversal in outcome was observed among the replicates.
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The weakness of strain nC in competition is explained by its characteristics in single species populations, different greatly from other strains ofC. chinensis, although it had the similar primary (individual) characteristics as other strains ofC. chinensis. Strain iC had the shortest adult longevity in the four strains ofC. chinensis although it behaved similar to strain jC at the single species population level. Especially under the food supply schedule of the present experiment the shortness of adult longevity might be the important factor determining the outcome.
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The relationship of the eight strains based on the individual and single species population characteristics, and that based on the competition results were very similar. Even when the competition results could not be explained by any one or two of these characteristics alone, the outcome would be largely decided by the overall biotic profile made by several characteristics.
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Fujii, K. Studies on the interspecies competition between the azuki bean weevil and the southern cowpea weevil IV. Competition between strains. Res Popul Ecol 11, 84–91 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02514512
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