Empirical Model of Nymphal Development for the Migratory Grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Orthoptera: Acrididae) 1

作者：David W. Hilbert, Jesse A. Logan · 发表于：Environmental Entomology · 年份：1983 · DOI：10.1093/ee/12.1.1 · 被引用次数：131 · 研究领域：Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies、Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy、Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

A new function was empirically derived to describe nymphal development of the migratory grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes (F.). This nonlinear equation was to fit to a large data set from the literature and compared with two previously proposed nonlinear models and the commonly used degree-day linear model. The functions were also compared in their ability to predict development under conditions of alternating temperatures, including temperatures that would often occur in the field. Although all models fit the data well at intermediate temperatures, the new model was shown to be preferable to the other models in the high- and low-temperature range.