Variability and parasitoid foraging efficiency: A case study of pea aphids and Aphidius ervi

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 652-673

  Ives, Anthony R ^a   Schooler, Shon S ^a   Jagar, Victoria J ^a   Knuteson, Sarah E ^a   Grbic, Miodrag ^b   Settle, William H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Host parasitoid interactions; Parasitoid aggregation; Parasitoid foraging behavior

Indexed keywords

APHID; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PARASITOID;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; HOMOPTERA;

EID: 0033383974     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303269     Document Type: Article

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