Visual and chemical cues used in host location and acceptance by a Dipteran parasitoid

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 613-625

  Morehead, Shellee A ^a,b   Feener Jr , Donald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apocephalus; Dipteran parasitoids; Host acceptance; Host location; Paraponera clavata; Phoridae

Indexed keywords

APOCEPHALUS PARAPONERAE;

EID: 0033871101     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007875921705     Document Type: Article

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