Learning by the parasitoid wasp, Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), alters individual fixed preferences for pea aphid color morphs

Oecologia

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-179

  Langley, Shaun A ^a,b   Tilmon, Kelley J ^a,c   Cardinale, Bradley J ^a,d   Ives, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Aphidius ervi; Foraging behavior; Learning; Parasitoid host interactions

Indexed keywords

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; BRACONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LEARNING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; WASP;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; COLOR; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WASPS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 35148833325     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0486-0     Document Type: Article

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