The bizarre male of Spalangia dozieri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): adaptations for male phoresy or the result of sexual selection?

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-125

  Gibson, Gary A P ^a   Reigada, Carolina ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; PARASITOID; PHORESY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIBLING; WASP;

BARBADOS; BENI; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; DOMINICA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; SAINT LUCIA; SAINT VINCENT ISLAND; TRINIDAD [BENI]; UNITED STATES; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; LUCILIA EXIMIA; PTEROMALIDAE; SPALANGIA;

EID: 70350125052     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n09-007     Document Type: Article

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