IMPACT OF PLANT-COMMUNITIES ON GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION OF LARVAE OF DANAUS-CHRYSIPPUS, FEEDING ON CALOTROPIS-PROCERA

Authors
SHUKLA V BHATNAGAR S
Citation
V. Shukla et S. Bhatnagar, IMPACT OF PLANT-COMMUNITIES ON GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION OF LARVAE OF DANAUS-CHRYSIPPUS, FEEDING ON CALOTROPIS-PROCERA, Journal of environmental biology, 16(3), 1995, pp. 187-192
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of environmental biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02548704
Volume
16
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
187 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-8704(1995)16:3<187:IOPOGA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The influence of plant communities, on development of the Tiger butter fly Danaus chrysippus (Lepidoptera : Danaidae) was investigated under natural conditions. To see this effect, three locations were selected for the study of growth and food consumption by the larvae (i) planata tion (ii) grass land and (iii) open country side. The maximum growth a nd phytomass consumption were found in open fields, where the;larvae f ound suitable temperature and photoperiod.