ISSN:
1437-5613
Keywords:
Key words Synovigenic parasitoids
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Host feeding
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Egg production
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Metabolism
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Energy budget
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A critical problem faced by most theoretical studies of parasitoid behavior and population dynamics has been the paucity of empirically obtained information about the pattern of resource allocation to egg production and metabolic maintenance in relation to adult diet in female parasitoids. This review calls for a shift from traditional manipulative feeding studies to studies that quantify the energetic budget of parasitoids and which take into account the dynamic nature of metabolic processes. As guidelines, we highlight the advances made along these lines with other insect groups and some of the simplest tools already available today for fulfilling this goal.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00011981
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