Oviposition depth in response to egg parasitism in the water strider: high-risk experience promotes deeper oviposition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 935-941

  Hirayama, Hiroyuki ^a   Kasuya, Eiiti ^a  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquarium paludum; egg parasitoid wasp; experienced predation risk; memory; oviposition site selection; submerged oviposition; water strider

Indexed keywords

EGG PARASITOID; INSECT; OVIPOSITION; PARASITISM; PREDATION RISK; WASP;

AQUARIUS PALUDUM; GERRIDAE;

EID: 70349187754     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.07.019     Document Type: Article

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