The influence of parthenogenesis-inducing Wolbachia on the oviposition behaviour and sex-specific developmental requirements of autoparasitoid wasps

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 735-741

  Hunter, M S ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Encarsia formosa; Encarsia meritoria; Encarsia pergandiella; Heteronomous hyperparasitoid; Hyperparasitism; Parasitoid; Reproductive parasites; Thelytoky

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION; PARTHENOGENESIS; WASP;

APHELINIDAE; ENCARSIA FORMOSA; ENCARSIA HISPIDA; HYMENOPTERA; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0033030558     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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