Adaptive preferential selection of female coccinellid hosts by the parasitoid wasp Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

Females of the parasitoid wasp Dinocampus coccinellae are known to parasitise both male and female coccinellid hosts. It is suggested that female hosts provide more resources for developing wasp larvae because they tend to be larger than male hosts, and female coccinellids have a much greater food i...

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Main Authors: Dexter S. DAVIS, Sarah L. STEWART, Andrea MANICA, Michael E.N. MAJERUS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2006-01-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200601-0006_Adaptive_preferential_selection_of_female_coccinellid_hosts_by_the_parasitoid_wasp_Dinocampus_coccinellae_Hyme.php