Feeding activity pattern in a parasitic wasp when foraging in the field

Ecological Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Desouhant, Emmanuel ^a,b,c   Lucchetta, Patrice ^a,b,c   Giron, David ^d   Bernstein, Carlos ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Nutritional ecology; Release recapture experiment; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARASITISM; PARASITOID; PREY CAPTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WASP;

VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 77950458988     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-009-0671-9     Document Type: Article

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