Postemergence experience affects sex ratio allocation in a gregarious insect parasitoid

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-45

  Lentz, Amanda J ^a   Kester, Karen M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Braconidae; Cotesia congregata (Say); Hymenoptera; Learning; Ovipositional decision making; Sex ratio theory; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA CONGREGATA; ERUCA SATIVA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 38149123321     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-007-9102-3     Document Type: Article

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