Host-size mediated trade-off in a parasitoid Sclerodermus harmandi.

Optimality models of host-parasitoid relationships have traditionally assumed that host quality increases as a function of host size at parasitism. However, trade-offs may play a crucial role in species evolution and should be found in host-parasitoid interactions where the host quality may differ b...

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Main Authors: Zhudong Liu, Bingbing Xu, Li Li, Jianghua Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3154928?pdf=render