Fitness and sex allocation of Anisopteromalus calandrae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): Relative fitness of large females and males in a multi-patch system

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 825-830

  Ji , Jungyoun ^a   Choi, Won Il ^a   Ryoo, Mun Il ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anisopteromalus calandrae; Dispersal ability; Dispersal behavior; Host quality model; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FITNESS; HOST LOCATION; HOST QUALITY; PARASITOID; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ANISOPTEROMALUS CALANDRAE; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PTEROMALIDAE; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 4344613797     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[0825:FASAOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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