Constrained oviposition and female-biased sex allocation in a parasitic wasp

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 547-555

  Ode, Paul J ^a,c   Antolin, Michael F ^b   Strand, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bracon hebetor; Parasitoid; Reproductive decisions; Sex ratio; Virgin oviposition

Indexed keywords

OVIPOSITION; PARASITIC WASP; SEX ALLOCATION; SPERM DEPLETION;

BRACON HEBETOR; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030618141     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050115     Document Type: Article

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