The effect of complete versus incomplete information on odour discrimination in a parasitic wasp

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1271-1279

  Vet, L E M ^a   De Jong, A G ^c   Franchi, E ^c   Papaj, D R ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING DECISIONS; LEARNING; ODOUR DISCRIMINATION; PARASITOID WASP;

ANIMALIA; EUCOILIDAE; HETEROTOMA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOPILINA HETEROTOMA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032078130     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0686     Document Type: Article

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