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Incorporating physiology into parasitoid behavioral ecology: the allocation of nutritional resources
Author(s) -
Rivero A.,
Casas Jerome
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/pl00011981
Subject(s) - parasitoid , behavioral ecology , ecology , resource (disambiguation) , metabolic rate , population , resource allocation , biology , computer science , natural enemies , demography , sociology , computer network , endocrinology
A critical problem faced by most theoretical studies of parasitoid behavior and population dynamics has been the paucity of empirically obtained information about the pattern of resource allocation to egg production and metabolic maintenance in relation to adult diet in female parasitoids. This review calls for a shift from traditional manipulative feeding studies to studies that quantify the energetic budget of parasitoids and which take into account the dynamic nature of metabolic processes. As guidelines, we highlight the advances made along these lines with other insect groups and some of the simplest tools already available today for fulfilling this goal.