Abstract
Abstract. 1. The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation. No egg pods were found oviposited singly. 2. The vegetation under which oviposition occurs is the most common available at the time of the year. There seems to be no selection of particular species of plants so long as they provide good low shade. 3. Oviposition can take place in a wide range of gravelly soils. 4. Topography is not important as long as the oviposition site is on high ground away from damp areas subject to flooding. 5. There was a mean of 618 pods per oviposition site from forty‐one sites which were dug up, and there was a significant correlation between the area of a site and the number of pods. 6. There was a marked tendency for oviposition sites to be found close to cassava. At two localities of approximately 20 ha each 90% of the sites were found within 30 m of cassava. 7. It is suggested that permanent shade is the most important factor in the selection of a site and this is probably related to the survival of the eggs during their 6–7 months development.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Zonocerus variegatus oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or at the edge of tall continuous vegetation.
ZonocerusOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
Claim · model-written summary
No egg pods were found oviposited singly.
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e2“No egg pods were found oviposited singly”
Claim · model-written summary
The vegetation under which oviposition occurs is the most common available at the time of the year.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“The vegetation under which oviposition occurs is the most common available at the time of the year”
Claim · model-written summary
There seems to be no selection of particular species of plants as long as they give good low shade.
- Taxon
- plantsViridiplantaee1
- Outcome
- selection of particular speciese1
- Qualifier
- good low shadee1
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“There seems to be no selection of particular species of plants so long as they provide good low shade”
Claim · model-written summary
Oviposition can take place in a wide range of gravelly soils.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e2“Oviposition can take place in a wide range of gravelly soils”
Claim · model-written summary
Topography is not important for oviposition site choice as long as sites are on high ground away from damp areas.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e2“Topography is not important as long as the oviposition site is on high ground away from damp areas subject to flooding”
Claim · model-written summary
A mean of 618 pods per oviposition site was found across the dug-up sites.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e3“There was a mean of 618 pods per oviposition site from forty‐one sites which were dug up”
Claim · model-written summary
Site area was significantly correlated with the number of pods per oviposition site.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e4“there was a significant correlation between the area of a site and the number of pods”
Claim · model-written summary
Oviposition sites tended to be found close to cassava.
- Taxon
- cassava
Manihot esculentae5 - Outcome
- oviposition sitese5
- Direction
- marked tendencye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e5“There was a marked tendency for oviposition sites to be found close to cassava”
Claim · model-written summary
In two localities of about 20 ha each, 90% of oviposition sites were within 30 m of cassava.
- Taxon
- cassavaManihot esculentae6
- Outcome
- sites were found within 30 me6
- Value
- 90%e6
- Setting
- two localities of approximately 20 ha eache6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e6“At two localities of approximately 20 ha each 90% of the sites were found within 30 m of cassava”
Claim · model-written summary
Permanent shade is suggested to be the most important factor in oviposition site selection, probably through egg survival.
Verbatim
e1“The dry‐season population of Zonocerus in southern Nigeria oviposits in dense aggregations under single or clumped woody plants or on the edge of tall continuous stands of vegetation”
e7“It is suggested that permanent shade is the most important factor in the selection of a site and this is probably related to the survival of the eggs during their 6–7 months development”