Differential energy allocation as an adaptation to different habitats in the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 669-685

  Pelosse, Perrine ^a   Bernstein, Carlos ^a   Desouhant, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Energy allocation; Habitat specialization; Host patch exploitation; Host quality; Reproductive mode; Tradeoffs; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENERGY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOST QUALITY; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SURVIVAL; TRADE-OFF; WASP;

VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 34250653666     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9145-5     Document Type: Article

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