Fitness consequences of body-size-dependent host species selection in a generalist ectoparasitoid

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 513-522

  Wang, X G ^a   Messing, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Egg maturation; Host selection; Parasitoids; Sex allocation

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ECTOPARASITE; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; HOST SELECTION;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; BACTROCERA LATIFRONS; CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 6344292395     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0829-y     Document Type: Article

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