Aphid Data - Size & Reproduction by Generation

Data collected for manuscript on the multigenerational consequences of body size for reproduction and phenotype in milkweed aphid, <i>Aphis nerii</i>. Aphids were reared under variable conspecific density conditions and on plants of varying quality, across three generations. We investigated whether the influence of the contemporary environment (density &amp; plant quality) or the maternal environment (again, density &amp; plant quality) is more important for aphid growth &amp; reproduction. This experiment was conducted under stable greenhouse conditions on clones generated from a single aphid mother, reared on milkweed plants propagated from seeds from a single plant.