Abstract
1. Intrinsic competition was compared in three species of braconid wasps, the solitary Meteorus pulchricornis Wesmael, and the gregarious Cotesia kariyai (Watanabe) and Cotesia ruficrus Haliday in caterpillars of their common host, the armyworm Mythimna separata Walker. Competition was determined in pair-wise contests consisting of simultaneous and subsequent parasitisms at various time intervals between the first and second attacks (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-74 |
Journal | Ecological Entomology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
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