The outcome of in-vitro contests between larvae of the endoparasitoid Venturia canescens depends on both their relative and absolute ages

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-138

  Roberts, Harry L S ^a   True, Oliver ^a   Schmidt, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Interlarval competition; Repeat plus; Superparasitism; Sympatric; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LARVA; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUPERPARASITISM;

HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 11144220113     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0842-1     Document Type: Article

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