Dynamics of odour learning in Leptopilina boulardi, a hymenopterous parasitoid

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1077-1084

  Kaiser, L ^a,d   Perez Maluf R ^a,b   Sandoz, J C ^a,c,e   Pham Delecue M H ^a,d  

^a INRA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST LOCATION; LEARNING; ODOR; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID;

APIS MELLIFERA; DROSOPHILA; FIGITIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPTOPILINA; LEPTOPILINA BOULARDI;

EID: 0346282902     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2003.2302     Document Type: Article

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