Influence of host size on the clutch size and developmental success of the gregarious ectoparasitoid Eulophus pennicornis (Nees) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) attacking larvae of the tomato moth Lacanobia oleracea (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3199-3209

  Bell, H A ^a   Marris, G C ^a   Prickett, A J ^a   Edwards, J P ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eulophus pennicornis; Host regulation; Host selection; Lacanobia oleracea; Oviposition behaviour; Parasitoid host interactions

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FERTILITY; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASP;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MOTHS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELECTION (GENETICS); WASPS;

BRACONIDAE; EULOPHUS PENNICORNIS; HYMENOPTERA; LACANOBIA OLERACEA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 25144456070     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01759     Document Type: Article

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