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Trans-generational effects of mild heat stress on the life history traits of an aphid parasitoid.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ismaeil Ibrahim, Doury Géraldine, Desouhant Emmanuel, Dubois Françoise, Prevost Geneviève, Couty Aude
Abstract excerpt
Temperature changes are common in nature and insects are particularly exposed and sensitive to such variations which can be potential stresses, ultimately affecting life history traits and overall fitness. Braconids have been widely used to study the effects of temperature on host-parasitoid interactions and the present work focused on the solitary endoparasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera: Braconidae...
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