Parasitoid and inquiline attack in the galls of four alien, cynipid gall wasps: Host switches and the effect on parasitoid sex ratios

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 208-219

  Schönrogge, Karsten ^a,b   Walker, P ^a   Crawley, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Cynipid gall wasps; Inquilines; Parasitoids; Secondary sex ratios

Indexed keywords

GALL INSECT; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INQUILINISM; INTRODUCED SPECIES; SEX RATIO;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANDRICUS CORRUPTRIX; ANDRICUS KOLLARI; ANDRICUS LIGNICOLA; ANDRICUS QUERCUSCALICIS; CYNIPIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PTEROMALIDAE; QUERCUS CERRIS;

EID: 0343527427     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2000.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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