Ontogenetic, reproductive, and nutritional effects on the cuticular hydrocarbons of the host-specific ectoparasitoid Cephalonomia tarsalis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Howard, Ralph W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cephalonomia tarsalis; Courtship; Gender recognition; Ontogeny; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

BETHYLIDAE; CEPHALONOMIA; CEPHALONOMIA TARSALIS; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0000194058     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/91.1.101     Document Type: Article

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