Sublethal effect of brood parasitism on the grass-carrying wasp Isodontia mexicana: Short communication

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-127

  O'Neill, Kevin M ^a   O'Neill, James F ^b   O'Neill, Ruth P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Brood parasitism; Hymenoptera; Isodontia mexicana; Megaselia; Phoridae; Sarcophagidae; Sphecidae

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BROOD PARASITISM; FITNESS; FLY; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WASP;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRABRONIDAE; ENSIFERA (CRICKETS); HYMENOPTERA; ISODONTIA MEXICANA; MEGASCOLIA FLAVIFRONS; PHORIDAE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; SPHECIDAE; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 33846839138     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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