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. 2016 Jan 13;6:19344. doi: 10.1038/srep19344

Table 1. Life-table parameters (mean ± SE) of the YYC clone after a short-term shift or a long-term acclimation on different host plants.

Parameters Vicia faba short-term shift
long-term acclimation
Medicago truncatula Vicia villosa Medicago sativa Medicago truncatula Vicia villosa
Net reproductive rate, R0 (offspring) 101.2 ± 3.7 62.6 ± 3.9 50.4 ± 2.2 14.3 ± 1.7 64.9 ± 2.7 46.0 ± 1.9
Intrinsic rate of increase, rm (day−1) 0.38 ± 0.004 0.30 ± 0.005 0.25 ± 0.005 0.17 ± 0.009 0.29 ± 0.005 0.22 ± 0.005
Finite rate of increase, λ (day−1) 1.46 ± 0.006 1.35 ± 0.007 1.28 ± 0.006 1.19 ± 0.011 1.34 ± 0.006 1.25 ± 0.007
Mean generation time, T (day) 12.3 ± 0.1 13.8 ± 0.2 15.6 ± 0.2 15.3 ± 0.3 14.3 ± 0.2 17.3 ± 0.4
Nymph period (day) 7.4 ± 0.08 8.2 ± 0.09 8.6 ± 0.12 8.9 ± 0.15 7.9 ± 0.10 10.1 ± 0.22
Adult period (day) 17.2 ± 0.68 18.7 ± 1.10 33.6 ± 1.01 20.1 ± 1.55 26.8 ± 0.99 33.0 ± 0.95
Total Longevity (day) 24.4 ± 0.71 26.6 ± 1.12 40.3 ± 1.35 21.5 ± 1.68 34.0 ± 1.09 41.4 ± 1.35