Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns

A distributed delay age structure model is presented for plants and insects that describes the dynamics of per capita energy (dry matter) acquisition and allocation patterns, and the within-organism subunit (e.g. leaves, fruit, ova) number dynamics that occur during growth, reproduction, and develop...

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Main Authors: Gutierrez, A.P., Schulthess, F., Wilson, L., Villacorta, A.M., Ellis, C.K., Baumgaertner, J.U.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1987
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177122
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author Gutierrez, A.P.
Schulthess, F.
Wilson, L.
Villacorta, A.M.
Ellis, C.K.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
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Ellis, C.K.
Gutierrez, A.P.
Schulthess, F.
Villacorta, A.M.
Wilson, L.
author_facet Gutierrez, A.P.
Schulthess, F.
Wilson, L.
Villacorta, A.M.
Ellis, C.K.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
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description A distributed delay age structure model is presented for plants and insects that describes the dynamics of per capita energy (dry matter) acquisition and allocation patterns, and the within-organism subunit (e.g. leaves, fruit, ova) number dynamics that occur during growth, reproduction, and development. Four species of plants (common bean, cassava, cotton, and tomato) and two species of insects (pea aphid and a ladybird beetle) are modeled. A common acquisition (i.e. functional response) submodel is used to estimate the daily photosynthetic rates in plants and consumption rates in pea aphid and the ladybird beetle. The focus of this work is to capture the essence of the common attributes between trophic levels across this wide range of taxa. The models are compared with field or laboratory data. A hypothesis is proposed for the observed patterns of reproduction in pea aphid and in a ladybird beetle.
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spelling CGSpace1771222025-11-11T10:31:08Z Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns Gutierrez, A.P. Schulthess, F. Wilson, L. Villacorta, A.M. Ellis, C.K. Baumgaertner, J.U. plants insects hormones A distributed delay age structure model is presented for plants and insects that describes the dynamics of per capita energy (dry matter) acquisition and allocation patterns, and the within-organism subunit (e.g. leaves, fruit, ova) number dynamics that occur during growth, reproduction, and development. Four species of plants (common bean, cassava, cotton, and tomato) and two species of insects (pea aphid and a ladybird beetle) are modeled. A common acquisition (i.e. functional response) submodel is used to estimate the daily photosynthetic rates in plants and consumption rates in pea aphid and the ladybird beetle. The focus of this work is to capture the essence of the common attributes between trophic levels across this wide range of taxa. The models are compared with field or laboratory data. A hypothesis is proposed for the observed patterns of reproduction in pea aphid and in a ladybird beetle. 1987-02 2025-10-15T16:54:22Z 2025-10-15T16:54:22Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177122 en Limited Access application/pdf Gutierrez, A. P., Schulthess, F., Wilson, L. T., Villacorta, A. M., Ellis, C. K., & Baumgaertner, J. U. (1987). Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns. The Canadian Entomologist, 119, (2), 109-129.
spellingShingle plants
insects
hormones
Gutierrez, A.P.
Schulthess, F.
Wilson, L.
Villacorta, A.M.
Ellis, C.K.
Baumgaertner, J.U.
Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title_full Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title_fullStr Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title_full_unstemmed Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title_short Energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects: a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
title_sort energy acquisition and allocation in plants and insects a hypothesis for the possible role of hormones in insect feeding patterns
topic plants
insects
hormones
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177122
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