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A review of methods for determining dietary range in adult parasitoids

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Despite the potential importance of adult nutrition in the ecology of parasitoids, information on the range of natural foods they exploit is confined to a relatively small number of species. We provide some simple guidelines for determining dietary range in adult parasitoids, both to facilitate and to encourage further research into this aspect of parasitoid biology.

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Malgré l'importance potentielle de la nutrition des adultes dans l'écologie des parasitoïdes, les connaissances relatives à la gamme d'aliments naturels qu'ils exploitent restent limitées à un petit nombre d'espèces. Nous donnons ici quelques indications simples pour déterminer l'étendue du régime alimentaire chez les parasitoïdes adultes, pour faciliter et en même temps encourager une recherche ultérieure sur cet aspect de la biologie des parasitoïdes.

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Jervis, M.A., Kidd, N.A.C. & Walton, M. A review of methods for determining dietary range in adult parasitoids. Entomophaga 37, 565–574 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02372326

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