Open AccessHyperparasitoids Use Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles to Locate Their Parasitoid Host
Author(s) -
Erik H. Poelman,
Maaike Bruinsma,
Feng Zhu,
Berhane T. Weldegergis,
Aline Boursault,
Yde Jongema,
Joop J. A. van Loon,
L.E.M. Vet,
Jeffrey A. Harvey,
Marcel Dicke
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001435
Subject(s) - herbivore , biology , parasitoid , caterpillar , host (biology) , trophic level , foraging , ecology , plant tolerance to herbivory , hymenoptera , parasitoid wasp , braconidae , botany , larva
Parasitic wasps that develop inside herbivorous hosts alter the volatiles produced by plants in response to the damage, thus giving away the presence of the parasitoid larvae to their hyperparasitoid enemies.
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