The development of the endoparasitoid wasp Venturia canescens in superparasitised Ephestia kuehniella

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 839-846

  Roberts, Harry L S ^a   Trüe, Oliver ^a   Schmidt, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endoparasitoid; Life history

Indexed keywords

ENDOPARASITE; GENETIC MARKER; LIFE HISTORY; OVIPOSITION; SUPERPARASITISM; WASP;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MOTH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WASP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; MOTHS; OVIPOSITION; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; KUEHNIELLA; VENTURIA CANESCENS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 9644270792     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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