Self-superparasitism consequences for offspring sex ratio in the solitary ectoparasitoid Eupelmus vuilleti

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-171

  Darrouzet, Eric ^a   Imbert, Eric ^a   Chevrier, Claude ^a  

^a Parc Grandmont   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial seeds; Eupelmidae; Hymenoptera; Larval survival; Reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SUPERPARASITISM;

EUPELMIDAE; EUPELMUS VUILLETI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 2342480531     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2003.00103.x     Document Type: Article

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