Functional, evolutionary and ecological aspects of feeding-related mouthpart specializations in parasitoid flies

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-535

  Gilbert, Francis ^a   Jervis, Mark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Comparative morphology; Diptera; Evolution; Flower visiting; Foraging; Honeydew feeding; Host feeding; Hymenoptera; Mating system; Mouthparts; Nectar feeding; Nutritional physiology; Parasitoids; Phylogeny; Pollen feeding; Reproductive strategies; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FEEDING MECHANISM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MOUTHPART; PARASITOID FLY; SPECIALIZATION;

ACROCEROIDEA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NEMESTRINOIDEA; PHORIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031833096     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0208     Document Type: Article

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