The perception of genetic similarity by the solitary parthenogenetic parasitoid Venturia canescens, and its effects on the occurrence of superparasitism

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 167-174

  Marris, Gay C ^a   Hubbard, Stephen F ^b   Scrimgeour, Charles ^b  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dufour's gland; Parthenogenetic endoparasitoid; Superparasitism

Indexed keywords

PARASITOID; SUPERPARASITISM;

HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE; VENTURIA CANESCENS;

EID: 0029661562     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.1996.tb00778.x     Document Type: Article

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