Composite asymmetry as an indicator of quality in the beneficial wasp Trichogramma nr. brassicae (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 826-830

  Hewa Kapuge, Swarna ^a   Hoffmann, Ary A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite index; Fitness; Fluctuating asymmetry; Mass rearing; Quality; Trichogramma nr. brassicae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; WASPS;

EID: 0035431578     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.4.826     Document Type: Article

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