Dispersal‐Dependent Oviposition and the Aggregation of Parasitism

The prediction that parasitoid foraging effort should increase with distance traversed to reach or to locate hosts has had little experimental attention. Consistent with a number of models of foraging behavior, we found that the per capita number of ovipositions by the minute fairyfly‐egg parasitoid...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1999-07, Vol.154 (1), p.23-36
Hauptverfasser:	Cronin, James T., Strong, Donald R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aggregation Anagrus sophiae Eggs Experiments Floating islands Foraging Insect eggs Leaves Mymaridae Oviposition Parasite hosts Parasites Parasitism Parasitoids
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