Limited scope for maternal effects in aphid defence against parasitoids

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-196

  Vorburger, Christoph ^a   Gegenschatz, Silvan E ^a,b   Ranieri, Giulia ^a,c   Rodriguez, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SVS Naturschutzzentrum Neeracherried ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diaeretiella rapae; Host plant; Maternal effects; Myzus persicae; Obligate parthenogenesis; Parasitoids; Resistance; Trans generational defence

Indexed keywords

APHID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST PLANT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PARASITOID; WASP;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRACONIDAE; DIAERETIELLA RAPAE; HEMIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MYZUS PERSICAE; PRUNUS PERSICA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 40349116023     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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