In vitro biology of Columbicola bacillus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)
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An ischnoceran louse, Columbicola bacillus infesting Ring dove, Streptopelia decaocto was subjected to in vitro experimentation. The data obtained through in vitro experimentation was utilized to construct the life table and to determine its intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm). The value of rm appeared to be 0.054. At this rate, the population of C. bacillus is supposed to be double after 12.95 days, indicating that it is moderate breeder.
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Intrinsic rate, Ischnocera, Life table, Phthiraptera, Population expansion
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Birch, L.C. (1948). The intrinsic rate of natural increase of an insect population. J. Anim. Ecol., 17: 15-26.
Evans, F.C. and Smith F.E. (1952). The intrinsic rate of natural increase for the human louse, Pediculus humanus. L. The Amer. Nat., 86 (830): 299-310.
Gupta, N., Kumar S. and Saxena A. K. (2007). Intrinsic rate of natural increase of Brueelia amandavae (Ischnocera, Phthiraptera) infesting Indian Red Avadavat. Biologia., 62(4): 458-461.
Howe, R.W. (1953). The rapid determination of the intrinsic rate of increase of an insect population. Ann. Appl. Biol., 40 (1): 134-151.
Leslie, P.H. and Park T. (1949). The intrinsic rate of natural increase of Tribolium castaneum Herbst. Ecology, 30: 469-477.
Murray, M.D. and Gordon, G. (1969). Ecology of lice on sheep. VII: Population dynamics of Damalinia ovis (Schrank). Aust. J. Zool., 17: 179-186.
Rust, R. W. (1974). The population dynamics and host utilization of Geomydoecus oreogonus, a parasite of Thomomys bottae. Oecologia, 15: 287-304.
Saxena, A.K., Kumar S., Gupta N., and Singh, R. (2007). Intrinsic rate of natural increase of poultry fluff louse Goniocotes gallinae (De Geer, 1778) (Isochnocera, Phthiraptera, Insecta). Zool. Sci., 24: 327-330.
Saxena, A.K., Gupta N., Kumar S., Khan V., Arya G., and Saxena S. (2009). Intrinsic rate of natural increase of five ischnoceran lice (Phthiraptera: Insecta). Entomol. News, 120 (4): 385-391.
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In vitro biology of Columbicola bacillus (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera). (2012). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 4(2), 234-236. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v4i2.255
