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XXIII.—The Life Histories and Ecology of Two Species of Petrobius Leach, P. brevistylis and P. maritimus

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M. J. Delany
M. J. Delany*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Glasgow.
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The life history of Petrobius brevistylis Carpenter is described from material reared in the laboratory and captured in the field (south Devonshire). A method of identifying the first eight instars is discussed and their diagnostic morphological characters described. Fecundity and time of oviposition are considered at some length. The effects of climate on various phases of the life history are considered as well as the faunas found associated with P. brevistylis. A brief description of the life history of P. maritimus (Leach) is included.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , 1959 , pp. 501 - 533
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1959

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Department of Zoology, The University, Southampton.

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This paper was assisted in publication by a grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland.

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