Insemination Capability of Male Pteromalus Venustus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a Gregarious Parasitoid of Megachile Rotundata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Inseminative ability in Pteromalus venusus, an arrhenotokous parasitoid presumed to have evolved under Local Mate Competition, was studied by recording the progeny production of a series of six virgin females presented to males at hourly intervals. Most males did not reach the upper limits of their...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1993-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/56052 |