Reduction of fitness inDrosophila adults surviving parasitization by a cynipid wasp
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 39 (2), 231-233
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01958917
Abstract
Drosophila adults emerging from larvae which successfully eliminated a parasite egg through the formation of a cellular melanotic capsule, were characterized by a decrease of their size and other biometrical traits and by an increase of the variability among individuals. Adults females also exhibited a significant reduction of offspring number due to lower oviposition rate and lower egg hatchability.Keywords
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