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

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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Main Authors: Yosuke ABE, Takuma NISHIMURA, Kaoru MAETO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2013-12-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
Subjects:
hymenoptera
braconidae
meteorus pulchricornis
parasitic wasp
body colour variation
thermal melanism hypothesis
reaction norm
solar radiation
body temperature
flight activity
Online Access: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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