Feeding strategies in drosophilid parasitoids: The impact of natural food resources on energy reserves in females

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-138

  Eijs, Irene E M ^a   Ellers, Jacintha ^b   Van Duinen, Gert Jan ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asobara; Breeding substrate; Competition; Feeding; Female fat reserves; Leptopilina; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESERVE; FECUNDITY; FEEDING STRATEGY; LONGEVITY; PARASITIC WASP;

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031862716     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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