TY - JOUR
T1 - Resource acquisition, allocation, and utilization in parasitoid reproductive strategies
AU - Jervis, M.A.
AU - Ellers, J.
AU - Harvey, J.A.
N1 - Reporting year: 2008
Metis note: 4260;CTE; MTI; file:///C:/pdfs/PDFS2008/Jervis_ea_4260.pdf
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Parasitoids display remarkable inter- and intraspecific variation in their reproductive and associated traits. Adaptive explanations have been proposed for many of the between-trait relationships. We present an overview of the current knowledge of parasitoid reproductive biology, focusing on egg production strategies in females, by placing parasitoid reproduction within physiological and ecological contexts. Thus, we relate parasitoid reproduction both to inter- and intraspecific patterns of nutrient allocation, utilization, and acquisition, and to key aspects of host ecology, specifically abundance and dispersion pattern. We review the evidence that resource trade-offs underlie several key intertrait correlations and that reproductive and feeding strategies are closely integrated at both the physiological and the behavioral levels. The idea that parasitoids can be divided into capital-breeders or income-breeders is no longer tenable; such terminology is best restricted to the females’ utilization of particular nutrients.
AB - Parasitoids display remarkable inter- and intraspecific variation in their reproductive and associated traits. Adaptive explanations have been proposed for many of the between-trait relationships. We present an overview of the current knowledge of parasitoid reproductive biology, focusing on egg production strategies in females, by placing parasitoid reproduction within physiological and ecological contexts. Thus, we relate parasitoid reproduction both to inter- and intraspecific patterns of nutrient allocation, utilization, and acquisition, and to key aspects of host ecology, specifically abundance and dispersion pattern. We review the evidence that resource trade-offs underlie several key intertrait correlations and that reproductive and feeding strategies are closely integrated at both the physiological and the behavioral levels. The idea that parasitoids can be divided into capital-breeders or income-breeders is no longer tenable; such terminology is best restricted to the females’ utilization of particular nutrients.
U2 - 10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093433
DO - 10.1146/annurev.ento.53.103106.093433
M3 - Article
SN - 0066-4170
VL - 53
SP - 361
EP - 385
JO - Annual Review of Entomology
JF - Annual Review of Entomology
ER -