The ecological significance of differences in host detection behaviour in coexisting parasitoid species

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-270

  Van Dijken, M J ^a   Van Alphen, J J M ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coexistence; Drosophila; Leptopilina; Niche segregation; Parasitoid; Searching behaviour

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; HOST LOCATION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PARASITOID;

EUROPE;

EUCOILIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOPILINA CLAVIPES; LEPTOPILINA HETEROTOMA; LEPTOPILINA LONGIPES;

EID: 0031875967     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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