Sexual size dimorphism in solitary parasitoid wasps: Influence of host quality

Oikos

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-272

  Mackauer, Manfred ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST QUALITY; PARASITOID WASP;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; APHIDIUS SMITHI; EPHEDRUS CALIFORNICUS; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MONOCTONUS PAULENSIS;

EID: 0030304532     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546199     Document Type: Article

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