Female mosquitos o a f species A lay on average 2000 eggs f

Female mosquitos o a f species (A) lay on average 2000 eggs / female, while females of species (B) lay on average 10 eggs / female. The strength of density-dependent larval survival, d, and all other parameters are the same for the two species. How would you expect the density of adult mosquitoes to change for each species in response to an equivalent decrease in egg survival?

a. .Adult densities of species A and B will not change.

b. The density of adults of A will decline more than B

c. The density of adults of B will decline more than A

d. The density of adults of B will decrease, while the density of adults of A will increase

Solution

Ans: A - Adult densities of species A and B will not change

Beacuse the density dependent larval survial and there is an equivalent decrease in egg survival. As all the parameters are same the denisties of adults will also be same.