The shape of the trade-off function between egg production and life span in the parasitoid Asobara tabida

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-36

  Ellers, Jacintha ^a   Driessen, Gerard ^a   Sevenster, Jan G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allocation trade off; Asobara tabida; Parasitoids; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

PARASITOID; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF;

ASOBARA TABIDA; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034037839     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854200505784     Document Type: Article

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