Table 3. Effect of protein content on finite rate of natural increase and finite rate of increase of three sequential generations of Heliothis virescens.
| Initial (F0) generation | First (F1) generation | Second (F2) generation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent Protein | ||||||||||||
| 2.15% | 2.26% | 2.37% | 2.51% | 2.15% | 2.26% | 2.37% | 2.51% | 2.15% | 2.26% | 2.37% | 2.51% | |
| Finite rate of natural increase (rm) | 0.164 | 0.186 | 0.172 | 0.175 | 0.162 | 0.185 | 0.206 | 0.189 | 0.166 | 0.167 | 0.163 | 0.100 |
| Finite rate of increase (λ) | 1.1782 | 1.204 | 1.187 | 1.191 | 1.175 | 1.203 | 1.228 | 1.208 | 1.180 | 1.181 | 1.177 | 1.180 |