Oviposition strategies of conifer seed chalcids in relation to host phenology

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 472-480

  Rouault, Gaëlle ^a,e   Turgeon, Jean ^a   Candau, Jean Noël ^b,c   Roques, Alain ^c   Von Aderkas, Patrick ^d  

^a GREAT LAKES FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^e INRA U Rech Forestieres M ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; OVIPOSITION; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEED PREDATION;

CONIFER; EGG LAYING; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOPHYTE; NONHUMAN; OVULE CULTURE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT SEED; POLLINATION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONIFEROPHYTA; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECTS; OVIPOSITION; SEEDS;

ABIES; CHALCIDIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE; EURYTOMIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; MEGASTIGMUS; MEGASTIGMUS SPERMOTROPHUS; PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; TORYMIDAE;

EID: 8744305809     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0554-4     Document Type: Review

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