A parasitoid wasp induces overwintering behaviour in its spider host
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Year of publication | 2011 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | PLoS ONE |
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Web | http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0024628 |
Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024628 |
Field | Zoology |
Keywords | behavioral manipulatin;parasitoid;spider host;spider web;web architecture |
Description | Larva of Zatypota percontatoria performed species-specific manipulation of theridiid spiders, Neottiura bimaculata and Theridion varians, shortly before pupation. |
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