Biology of Rhoophilus loewi (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Cynipidae), with implications for the evolution of inquilinism in gall wasps

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 153-172

  Van Noort, Simon ^a   Stone, Graham N ^b   Whitehead, Vincent B ^a   Nieves Aldrey, Jose Luis ^c  

^a IZIKO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cecidosidae; Community ecology; Inquiline; Rhus; Scyrotis

Indexed keywords

GALL INSECT; INQUILINISM; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY RISK; PHENOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; WASP;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANACARDIACEAE; CECIDOMYIIDAE; CECIDOSIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CYNIPIDAE; CYNIPOIDEA; HEDERA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; RHUS;

EID: 33846171201     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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