Parasite Lost: Chemical and Visual Cues Used by Pseudacteon in Search of Azteca instabilis

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 186-199

  Mathis, Kaitlyn A ^a   Philpott, Stacy M ^b   Moreira, Rayane F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

alarm pheromone; coffee agroecosystems; dipteran parasitoids; Host location

Indexed keywords

AZTECA INSTABILIS; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON (DIPTERAN FLY);

EID: 79952747320     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-010-9247-3     Document Type: Article

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