Phenotypic plasticity in the reproductive traits of a parasitoid

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 682-687

  Martel, Véronique ^a,b   Darrouzet, Éric ^c   Boivin, Guy ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Gamete size; Nutritional quality; Oocyte; Size; Sperm production; Sperm storage; Trichogramma euproctidis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EGG PARASITOID; GENOTYPE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; THRESHOLD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MOTHS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; WASPS;

HYMENOPTERA; TRICHOGRAMMA; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE;

EID: 79957839835     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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