The physiological costs of being small in a parasitic wasp

By A. Rivero, Stuart A. West. 2002

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Water Relations, Fat Reserves, Survival, and Longevity of a Cold-exposed Parasitic Wasp Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae) (2006, unknown): “Feeding of adult parasitoids on honey solution did not compensate the depleted FC, suggesting that wasps were unable to synthesize lipids de novo as observed in other parasitoids (Ellers et al. 1998, Olson et al. 2000, Rivero and West 2002, Giron and Casas 2003).”
Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective (2010, background): “The benefits of large body size have been widely explored, and are known to include greater fecundity in females, access to mates in males and resource sequestration advantages (Honı́k, 1993; Lighton, Quinlan & Feener, 1994; Parker & Simmons, 1994; Blanckenhorn, 2000b; Rivero & West, 2002).”
Clutch size decisions of a gregarious parasitoid under laboratory and field conditions (2003, background): “As noted by Rivero & West (2002), the fitness costs of being small are generally greater under field than laboratory conditions, and thus the consequences of clutch size decisions on progeny fitness are particularly acute in this case.”