Differential use of conspecific-derived information by sexual and asexual parasitic wasps exploiting partially depleted host patches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 563-572

  Amat, Isabelle ^a,b   Desouhant, Emmanuel ^a,b   Bernstein, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Habitat specialization; Patch time allocation; Reproductive modes; Superparasitism; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; PARASITE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTION; SUPERPARASITISM; WASP;

ANIMALIA; VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 58649120060     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0691-4     Document Type: Article

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