The influence of host quality on progeny and sex allocation in the pupal ectoparasitoid, Muscidifurax raptorellus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 299-304

  Harvey, J A ^a,b   Gols, G J Z ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITOID; HOST QUALITY; PROGENY; SEX ALLOCATION;

CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; MUSCIDIFURAX RAPTORELLUS; PTEROMALIDAE;

EID: 0031840003     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300025906     Document Type: Article

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