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Low Host Specialization in the Cuckoo Wasp, Parnopes grandior, Weakens Chemical Mimicry but Does Not Lead to Local Adaption

Insect brood parasites have evolved a variety of strategies to avoid being detected by their hosts. Few previous studies on cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae), which are natural enemies of solitary wasps and bees, have shown that chemical mimicry, i.e., the biosynthesis of cuticular hydrocarbon...

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Autores principales: Polidori, Carlo, Ballesteros, Yolanda, Wurdack, Mareike, Asís, Josep Daniel, Tormos, José, Baños-Picón, Laura, Schmitt, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32093328
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11020136