Extended larval development time for aphid parasitoids in the presence of plant endosymbionts

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Härri, Simone A ^a,c   Krauss, Jochen ^a,b   Müller, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphidius ervi; Development time; Host parasitoid interactions; Larval mortality; Life history traits; Longevity; Metopolophium festucae; Multitrophic interactions; Neotyphodium lolii; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

APHID; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENDOPHYTE; ENDOSYMBIONT; GRASS; HOST PLANT; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; PARASITOID; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION GROWTH; WASP;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIUS ERVI; FUNGI; LOLIUM PERENNE; METOPOLOPHIUM FESTUCAE; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII;

EID: 58249107932     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2008.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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