State dependent superparasitism in a solitary parasitoid: Egg load and survival

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-232

  Sirot, Etienne ^a   Ploye, Henri ^a   Bernstein, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; optimal foraging; partial preference; solitary parasitoids; state dependence; superparasitism; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

EGG LOAD; PARASITOID; SUPERPARASITISM; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; VENTURIA CANESCENS;

EID: 0030619950     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.2.226     Document Type: Article

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