Population ecology of Ctenolepisma (C.) udumalpetense (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) in a deciduous forest floor of the Trimurti Dam, Tamil Nadu, India

Authors

  • Debanjan Jana
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Ashis Kumar Hazra
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal
  • Guru Pada Mandal
     Zoological Survey of India, ‘M’-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata – 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i1/2023/172621

Keywords:

Biomass, Ctenolepisma, Lepismatidae, Population, Relative Density, Vertical Distribution

Abstract

The present paper deals with the findings on some aspects of the ecology of Ctenolepisma (C.) udumalpetense Hazra et al., 2022 in a deciduous forest floor near Trimurti dam, Tamil Nadu, India. Studies on vertical distribution showed that the highest total density was in the 0 to 5 cm. The maximum species concentration was found in horizontal Row III. Monthwise population structure on vertical distribution was also studied. Biomass was estimated for both the sexes and the nymphs. Statistical analysis showed significant correlations between soil parameters and distribution of the Ctenolepisma species have also been discussed.

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2023-09-30

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Jana, D., Hazra, A. K., & Mandal, G. P. (2023). Population ecology of <I>Ctenolepisma</I> (C.) <I>udumalpetense</I> (Insecta: Zygentoma: Lepismatidae) in a deciduous forest floor of the Trimurti Dam, Tamil Nadu, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(1), 63–81. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i1/2023/172621

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Volume 123, Issue 1, 2023

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