The life-histories of parasitoid wasps developing in small gregarious broods

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-240

  Mayhew, Peter J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD REDUCTION; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITOID WASP; PARENT-OFFSPRING CONFLICT; SIBLICIDE;

HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031797610     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854298x00084     Document Type: Article

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