Adaptive preferential selection of young coccinellid hosts by the parasitoid wasp Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
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- 7 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Biology Centre, AS CR in European Journal of Entomology
- Vol. 97 (2) , 161-164
- https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2000.030
Abstract
Dinocampus coccinellae females which eclose in mid-summer have the opportunity to oviposit in overwintered or in newly eclosed coccinellid hosts. Given the short further longevity of overwintered hosts, offspring fitness would be increased by ovipositing preferentially in young hosts. Laboratory choice tests show that female D. coccinellae do exhibit such a preference.Keywords
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