Perception of achromatic cues during host location of a pupal parasitoid

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-66

  Fischer, Sabine ^a   Samietz, Jörg ^a   Wäckers, Felix L ^a   Dorn, Silvia ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Achromatic contrast; Host location; Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae; Pimpla turionellae; Pupal parasitoid; Total reflectance; Vision

Indexed keywords

HOST LOCATION; PARASITOID;

HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INSECTA; PIMPLA;

EID: 0037679308     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2003.00004.x     Document Type: Article

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