Concepts

The study of how animals search for and utilize food resources in their environment

Initial colonization phase when winged aphids establish new colonies on host plants

The abundance or availability of resources in a given area

The complete sequence of developmental stages from germination through survival, growth, flowering, and reproduction in sessile plants

Proportion of flowering individuals that are primarily male-expressing

Aphid colony growth rate calculated as ln(n1)-ln(n0)/t where n1 and n0 are final and initial colony sizes