Effect of host plant quality on the sex ratio and fitness of female wheat stem sawflies (Hymenoptera: Cephidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Morrill, Wendell L ^a   Gabor, James W ^a   Weaver, David K ^a   Kushnak, Gregory D ^b   Irish, Norma J ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cephus cinctus; Fecundity; Host suitability; Sex ratio; Wheat

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HOST QUALITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX RATIO;

CEPHIDAE; CEPHUS CINCTUS; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033868449     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/29.2.195     Document Type: Article

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