STUDIES ON THE DURATION OF BREEDING SEASON, NESTLING FOOD COMPOSITION AND PREDATION IN NESTLING PERIODS OF GREAT TIT PARUS MAJOR ON LARVAE OF DENDROLIMUS PUNCTATUS AT LONGSHAN FOREST FARM, ANJI COUNTY, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE
- Received Date: 1987-10-27
- Available Online: 2012-12-04
Abstract: The duration of breeding season,nestling food composition and predation of nestling periods of great tit on the larvae of Dendrolimus punctatus were studied in 1985-1987 at Longshan Forest Farm,Anji County,Zhejiang Province (3050'N,1942'E).The breeding season of great tit began in mid-March and ended in late-August.The duration of breeding season lasted about 152 days in 1987.There were three noticeable periods of laying start and hatching start in the clutches.The nestling periods were consistent with the periods of large larvae after overwintering,small and large larvae of first generation respectively.