Host discrimination in the fruit fly parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata : evidence from virgin female behaviour and egg distribution patterns

Many parasitoid species discriminate already parasitized hosts, thus avoiding larval competition. However, females incur in superparasitism under certain circumstances. Superparasitism is commonly observed in the artificial rearing of the parasitoid Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, yet host discriminat...

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Main Authors: Devescovi, Francisco, Bachmann, Guillermo Enrique, Nussenbaum, Ana Laura, Viscarret, Mariana Mabel, Cladera, Jorge Luis, Segura, Diego Fernando
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9102
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-entomological-research/article/abs/host-discrimination-in-the-fruit-fly-parasitoid-diachasmimorpha-longicaudata-evidence-from-virgin-female-behaviour-and-egg-distribution-patterns/2AB8A0FDACF57FEDE787FCF3AFD4A4B0
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485320000589

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