Causes of polymorphic melanism and its thermoregulatory function in a parasitoid wasp Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)

We investigated the variation in body colour and its thermoregulatory function in Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid wasp of Spodoptera and other free-living lepidopteran larvae. We show that the body colour of adult wasps darkens when cocoons are kept at low te...

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Autors principals:	Yosuke ABE, Takuma NISHIMURA, Kaoru MAETO
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2013-12-01
Col·lecció:	European Journal of Entomology
Matèries:	hymenoptera braconidae meteorus pulchricornis parasitic wasp body colour variation thermal melanism hypothesis reaction norm solar radiation body temperature flight activity
Accés en línia:	https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201304-0011_Causes_of_polymorphic_melanism_and_its_thermoregulatory_function_in_a_parasitoid_wasp_Meteorus_pulchricornis_H.php
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