scholarly journals Age, Growth and Reproduction of the Tub Gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Egyptian Mediterranean waters off, Alexandria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Sabry S. El-Serafy ◽  
Fahmy I. El-Gammal ◽  
Sahar F. Mehanna ◽  
Nasr-Allah H. Abdel-Hamid ◽  
El-Sayed F.E. Farrag
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Reproduction

The influences of density on growth and reproduction in moose Alces alces

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Ferguson ◽  
Alan R. Bisset ◽  
François Messier
Keyword(s):  
Alces Alces ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE ON THE GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION IN SIMOCEPHALUS HIMALAYENSIS

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Lu SHI ◽  
Cai-Hua QI ◽  
Gui-Jie LIU ◽  
Shuang-Yan BAO ◽  
Xiao-Na HUANG
Keyword(s):  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

EFFECTS OF MICROCYSTIS ON THE GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION OF DAPHNIA MAGNA

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1198-1201
Author(s):  
Xiao-Yu LI ◽  
Zhi-Juan ZHANG ◽  
Lei LI
Keyword(s):  
Daphnia Magna ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

The nutritional consequences of foraging in primates: the relationship of nutrient intakes to nutrient requirements

1991 ◽  
Vol 334 (1270) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Selection ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
High Nutrient ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Dietary Protein ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

Many studies have examined the proportion of time that primates devote to feeding on various types of food, but relatively little is known about the intake rates associated with each food. However, the nutritional consequences of foraging can only be interpreted by comparing nutrient intakes with estimated nutrient requirements. The energy available to primates from ingested foods will depend both on the composition of the food and the extent to which various constituents, including fibre fractions, are digested. Both human and non-human primates have relatively low requirements for protein as a consequence of slow growth rates, small milk yields and relatively dilute milk. Because the nutrient demands of growth and reproduction are spread out over time, it appears that primates do not need to seek out foods of particularly high nutrient density, except perhaps during weaning. Although food selection in some species of primates appears to be correlated with the protein concentration of foods, it is unlikely that high dietary protein levels are required, at least when foods of balanced amino acid composition (such as leaves) are included in the diet.

scholarly journals Phloem-Feeding Herbivores Affect Floral Development and Reproduction in the Etruscan Honeysuckle (Lonicera etrusca Santi)

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 815
Author(s):  
Sandra V. Rojas-Nossa ◽  
José María Sánchez ◽  
Luis Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Set ◽  
Floral Development ◽  
Seed Set ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Complex Landscape ◽  
Fruit And Seed Set ◽  
Phloem Feeding ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

Floral development depends on multifactor processes related to genetic, physiological, and ecological pathways. Plants respond to herbivores by activating mechanisms aimed at tolerating, compensating, or avoiding loss of biomass and nutrients, and thereby survive in a complex landscape of interactions. Thus, plants need to overcome trade-offs between development, growth, and reproduction vs. the initiation of anti-herbivore defences. This study aims to assess the frequency of phloem-feeding herbivores in wild populations of the Etruscan honeysuckle (Lonicera etrusca Santi) and study their effects on floral development and reproduction. The incidence of herbivory by the honeysuckle aphid (Hyadaphis passerinii del Guercio) was assessed in three wild populations of the Iberian Peninsula. The effect of herbivory on floral morphology, micromorphology of stigmas and pollen, floral rewards, pollination, and fruit and seed set were studied. The herbivory by aphids reduces the size of flowers and pollen. Additionally, it stops nectar synthesis and causes malformation in pollen and microstructures of stigmas, affecting pollination. As a consequence, fruit set and seed weight are reduced. This work provides evidence of the changes induced by phloem-feeding herbivores in floral development and functioning that affect the ecological processes necessary to maintain the reproductive success of plants.

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