Sex allocation by a parasitoid wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) to different host species: A question for the mechanism of host size estimation

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 811-821

  Ueno, Takatoshi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Host selection; Host size; Parasitoid; Pimpla; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

GALLERIA MELLONELLA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; PIMPLA LUCTUOSA;

EID: 0032457515     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020855909256     Document Type: Article

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