Life-history strategies in parasitoid wasps: A comparative analysis of 'ovigeny'

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 442-458

  Jervis, Mark A ^a   Heimpel, George E ^b   Ferns, Peter N ^a   Harvey, Jeffrey A ^c   Kidd, Neil A C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feeding strategies; Pro ovigeny; Synovigeny; Timing of reproduction

Indexed keywords

EGG; EMERGENCE; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; PARASITOID;

HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0035018674     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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