Interactions to the fifth trophic level: Secondary and tertiary parasitoid wasps show extraordinary efficiency in utilizing host resources

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 686-692

  Harvey, Jeffrey A ^a   Wagenaar, Roel ^a   Bezemer, T Martijn ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cotesia glomerata; Development; Gelis agilis; Lysibia nana; Multitrophic; Parasitoid; Secondary parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD CHAIN; HOST USE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE USE; SELECTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LARVA; WASPS;

COTESIA GLOMERATA; GELIS AGILIS; HEXAPODA; LYSIBIA NANA;

EID: 63849097254     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01516.x     Document Type: Article

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