The evolution of ovipositor length in the parasitic hymenoptera and the search for predictability in biological control

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-150

  Sivinski, John ^a   Aluja, Martin ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Braconidae; Chalcidoidea; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Ichnuemonoidea; Opiinae; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MORPHOMETRY; NICHE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BRACONIDAE; CHALCIDOIDEA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HYMENOPTERA; OPIINAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 1842478285     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2003)086[0143:TEOOLI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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