and cumulative intake during the reproductive lifespan, I conclude that Indian stick insects use

an "income" breeding strategy (sensu Steams 1992, Jonsson 1997), in which the resources

allocated to reproduction are acquired primarily during the reproductive period. Cumulative

intake between the adult molt and the end of the reproductive lifespan was less strongly

correlated with reproductive output, suggesting that the food acquired prior to first oviposition

was allocated to some degree of pre-reproductive somatic growth rather than being allocated

exclusively to egg production. The putative level of body stores accumulated by the time of the

adult molt does not appear to dictate reproductive success, as demonstrated by significant

differences among groups in realized fecundity when corrected for relative body mass.

 An income breeding strategy is appropriate for an organism like C. morosus, in which

oogenesis and vitellogenesis are non-cyclic and continuous (Bradley et al. 1995) throughout a

comparatively long reproductive lifespan. Additionally, species that rely heavily on incoming

resources for reproduction should have ovaries containing primarily immature oocytes

immediately after the adult molt (Jervis et al. 2005), as is the case for C. morosus (Bradley et al.

1995). Although ovaries are present in juvenile stages, mature eggs are not present at the adult

molt. Given this breeding strategy, it is not surprising that both mass-specific intake and age-

specific fecundity in this study declined after first oviposition for adults feeding ad libitum. This

decrease in consumption and production with time typifies insects that are income breeders

(Kindlmann et al. 2001, Dixon and Agarwala 2002).

 One might expect food-restricted insects that employ an income breeding tactic to extend

the duration of reproductive activity and thereby to mitigate (at least partially) the effects of

decreased daily intake on oviposition rate. Given that food-restricted flies respond in this way to

FR (Carey et al. 2002a), I expected to see a similar pattern in this study. Surprisingly, females