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Population dynamics of Trigoniulus lumbricinus ( gerst ) (Diplopoda: Trigoniulidae)
Author(s) -
Banerjee Barundeb
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02514085
Subject(s) - biology , population , population density , range (aeronautics) , ecology , litter , density dependence , demography , materials science , sociology , composite material
Summary The number of the diplopod, Trigoniulus lumbricinus ( Gerst ) in the leaf litter varies between months. The annual population peak is reached during May to July after which the population declines. The seasonal population change is statistically correlated with the rainfall, but a causal relationship is difficult to establish: there is no indication that the population is regulated by any density related process either. It is speculated that a long term study of the population in different parts of its distribution range can only clarify the density relations.