Fast growth of immature brood in a social parasite wasp: A convergent evolution between avian and insect cuckoos

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 814-820

  Cervo, Rita ^a   Macinai, Valentina ^a   Dechigi, Fabio ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brood development; Evolution; Host manipulation; Host parasite; Polistes wasps; Social parasites

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PARENTAL CARE; SOCIAL PARASITISM; WASP;

AVES; CHRYSIDIDAE; CUCULIDAE; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; POLISTES; POLISTES SULCIFER; VESPIDAE;

EID: 12144279070     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425987     Document Type: Article

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