Reproduction and Immature Development of Egg Parasitoids

摘要: In this chapter I review the recent advances on egg parasitoids reproduction and immature development. Sperm production in adult male varies depending status of their testes at emergence these differences sperm are described by spermatogeny index. Polygyny is common Hymenoptera males that mate with several females succession may temporarily (synspermatogenic species) or definitely (prospermatogenic deplete supply. Sperm-depleted continue to not transferring any females, but they can still obtain some fitness. Egg parasitoid use parsimoniously, releasing one a few each time female progeny about be laid. The temporal distribution oocyte an ovigeny As most species, it mostly attracts from distance choice predicted when mating searching involves costs there variability quality. defined fact all stages develop within host eggs therefore have deal constraints imposed host. All idiobiont, killing beginning its development, developing has thus finite reserve food. size major effect available resource ultimately fitness emerging parasitoid. egg, larval pupal described.