… of eggs that is mature following emergence from the pupa. We tested the hypothesis that the
timing of egg production depends both on body size … upon optimal initial egg load, we also …

… storage of the endogenous lipids used in egg production. The fact that insects contain few
… I found no evidence that the number of eggs produced is limited by resource limitation. I am …

… Our chosen proxy of body size was forewing length, measured from the tip of the wing to the
… Wing length is theoretically no better or worse a measure of body size than is body length, …

… compared the body size measurements and egg-laying param… to examine the relationship
between egg parameters and the … relating egg or clutch parameters to body size, timing of egg …

… , time to maturity, and size at maturity (onset of egg production… maturing at ~3 mm body length,
while immatures recruited in … matured at a larger size (~5.5 mm body length) the following …

… Absolute fecundity increases with female body size (Bagenal, … Egg size may be positively
dependent on parental size, but … first time tend to produce small eggs, whereas eggs produced …

… Here we report seasonal changes in body size and egg production rate in adult female 342
… Results Egg production response time- At 4C egg production responded within 24 h to a …

… The model was fit with number of eggs produced during one month as the dependent
variable, life-history strategy (annual or non-annual) as a fixed effect, additional females (0 or 1 …

… state, such as body size, sex, energy … size, condition, and even genetic constitution (haploid
vs diploid). Here, we focus on timing of egg production, which may strongly influence egg …

… , and there exists a considerable body of literature … have a larger overall capacity for egg
production within a clutch; and it is … at the time of egg laying (broadly equivalent to female size). …