Improved fitness of aphid parasitoids receiving resource subsidies

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 658-666

  Tylianakis, Jason M ^a,b,c   Didham, Raphael K ^a   Wratten, Steve D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aphid; Aphidiidae; Aphidius rhopalosiphi; Egg limitation; Egg load; Fecundity; Fitness; Flower feeding; Lifetime reproductive success; Parasitoid; Resource subsidies; Time limitation

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FLOWER VISITING; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LIMITING FACTOR; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE; HYMENOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1642506195     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0222     Document Type: Article

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