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HOST‐FEEDING STRATEGIES IN HYMENOPTERAN PARASITOIDS

1986; Wiley; Volume: 61; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Africâner

10.1111/j.1469-185x.1986.tb00660.x

1469-185X

Mark A. Jervis, N. A. C. Kidd,

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Biological ReviewsVolume 61, Issue 4 p. 395-434 HOST-FEEDING STRATEGIES IN HYMENOPTERAN PARASITOIDS M. A. JERVIS, M. A. JERVIS Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff CF1 1XL, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorN. A. C. KIDD, N. A. C. KIDD Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff CF1 1XL, U.K.Search for more papers by this author M. A. JERVIS, M. A. JERVIS Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff CF1 1XL, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorN. A. C. KIDD, N. A. C. 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