Influence of host size on oviposition behaviour and fitness of Elachertus cacoeciae attacking a low-density population of spruce budworm Choristoneura fumiferana larvae

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 156-164

  Fidgen, Jeffrey G ^b   Eveleigh, Eldon S ^a   Quiring, Dan T ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Choristoneura fumiferana; Elachertus cacoeciae; Low density populations; Oviposition behaviour; Parasitoid size fitness

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION;

CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; ELACHERTUS CACOECIAE; EULOPHIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0034028693     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2000.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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