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Reduction of fitness inDrosophila adults surviving parasitization by a cynipid wasp

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Drosophila adults emerging from larvae which successfully eliminated a parasite egg through the formation of a cellular melanotic capsule, were characterized by a decrease of their size and other biometrical traits and by an increase of the variability among individuals. Adults females also exhibited a significant reduction of offspring number due to lower oviposition rate and lower egg hatchability.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Evolutives, CNRS, F-91190, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

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We thank Mrs F. Frey and E. Pla for help in the experiments.

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Carton, Y., David, J.R. Reduction of fitness inDrosophila adults surviving parasitization by a cynipid wasp. Experientia 39, 231–233 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01958917

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