Egg size variation does not affect offspring performance under intraspecific competition in Nasonia vitripennis, a gregarious parasitoid

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 630-635

  Lalonde, R G ^a  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Egg size; Frequency dependence; Kin recognition; Parasitoid

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; KIN RECOGNITION; OVIPOSITION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS;

EID: 27644527793     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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