ecology of phasmids - KLUEDO - Universität Kaiserslautern
ecology of phasmids - KLUEDO - Universität Kaiserslautern
ecology of phasmids - KLUEDO - Universität Kaiserslautern
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Predation mediated mortality & migratory behavior <strong>of</strong> nymphs 85<br />
No. <strong>of</strong> healthy leaves per host plant<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
a a b<br />
sessile remigrated emigrated<br />
Median<br />
25%-75%<br />
Min-Max<br />
Figure 5-3: Plant size (in terms <strong>of</strong> healthy leaves per plant) for nymphs that left their hosts (emigrated, N = 24)<br />
was significantly lower than for nymphs that continuously stayed on their host during the experiment (sessile,<br />
N = 96; Mann-Whitney U = 712, P < 0.01) as well as for nymphs that left and returned to their host (remigrated,<br />
N = 38; U = 292, P < 0.05). Different letters indicate significant differences.
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