Body size and the timing of egg production in parasitoid wasps: a comparative analysis

By M. Jervis, P. Ferns, G. Heimpel. 2003

121 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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How researchers see this paper

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. C. Boggs
2. M. Jervis
3. P. Ferns
4. Jacintha Ellers
5. S. Lewis
6. Adam South

In Genetics

1. M. Jervis
2. P. Ferns
3. C. Boggs
4. Jacintha Ellers

In Insect Science

1. P. Ferns
2. M. Jervis
3. C. Boggs
4. Jacintha Ellers

Citations in the corpus

• Body size and the timing of egg production in parasitoid wasps (2003, background): “has only recently begun to receive attention (Jervis et al. 2003).”
• The timing of egg maturation in insects: ovigeny index and initial egg load as measures of fitness and of resource allocation (2004, background): “negatively correlated with BS (Jervis et al. 2003), and”
• Egg maturation strategy and its associated trade‐offs: a synthesis focusing on Lepidoptera (2005, background): “There is evidence at the interspecific level supporting: (i) a link between OI and a trade-off between soma and non-soma in Trichoptera and Hymenoptera (the proportionate allocation to soma decreases with increasing OI); (ii) a negative correlation between OI and dependency on external nutrient inpu”