Dynamic egg maturation strategies in an aphid parasitoid

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Wu, Zhishan ^a   Heimpel, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphelinus; Egg load; Egg maturation; Host feeding

Indexed keywords

APHID; EGG PARASITOID; HOST SELECTION; MATURATION; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL;

APHELINUS; APHELINUS ALBIPODUS; APHIDIDAE; APHIS GLYCINES;

EID: 34247889985     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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