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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Main Author: V. J. Tepedino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/56052
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