Host adaptations of the generalist parasitoids and some factors influencing the choice of hosts
多寄主型寄生性天敌昆虫的寄主适应性及其影响因素

Adaptations of parasitoids to fluctuating host resources are essential for their survival and reproduction. Among these adaptations,host selection behaviors have important consequences for adapting to an ever changing environment. Generalists parasitoids are perhaps less efficient at discovering and using one particular host resource compared to specialists,but they have the advantage of exploiting a wider range of host resources. When one host population is at low density,generalist parasitoids have abilit...