Parasitoid learning: Current knowledge and implications for biological control

Biological Control

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 208-219

  Giunti, G ^a   Canale, A ^a   Messing, R H ^b   Donati, E ^c   Stefanini, C ^c   Michaud, J P ^d   Benelli, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Conditioning; Danger avoidance; HIPVs; Host selection; Kairomones; Mate location

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942297468     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2015.06.007     Document Type: Review

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