Covariance of adult size and development time in the parasitoid waspAphidius ervi in relation to the size of its host,Acyrthosiphon pisum

By R. Sequeira, M. Mackauer. Evolutionary Ecology, 2005

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Development, specificity and sublethal effects of symbiont‐conferred resistance to parasitoids in aphids (2012, background): “The plentiful resources 40 provided by later host stages typically allow parasitoids to develop faster and to a larger body 41 size (Sequeira & Mackauer 1992; Colinet et al. 2005), yet attacking larger aphids is more 42 dangerous and time-consuming because of their more effective behavioral…”
Host selection behaviour of aphid parasitoids (Aphidiidae: Hymenoptera) (2010, background): “Sequeira and Mackauer (1992) reported that, in hosts of equal size, females of A. ervi had a higher growth rate than males, growing to a larger size without a corresponding increase in development time, 306 J. Plant Breed.”
Does mother really know best? Oviposition preference reduces reproductive performance in the generalist parasitoid Aphidius ervi (2005, background): “E-mail: lmhenry@sfu.ca 168 Henry et al. 1996).”
The effect of parasitoid host‐size preference on host population growth rates: an example of Aphidius colemani and Aphis glycines (2003, background): “Although offspring size increases with the host instar attacked, this increase is not linear because the hosts continue to grow following parasitism (Sequeira & Mackauer, 1992b).”