The changing use of the ovipositor in host shifts by ichneumonid ectoparasitoids of spiders (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)

Accurate egg placement into or onto a living host is an essential ability for many parasitoids, and changes in associated phenotypes, such as ovipositor morphology and behaviour, correlate with significant host shifts. Here, we report that in the ichneumonid group of koinobiont spider-ectoparasitoid...

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Main Authors: Takasuka Keizo, Fritzén Niclas R., Tanaka Yoshihiro, Matsumoto Rikio, Maeto Kaoru, Shaw Mark R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2018011