Sex allocation in Telenomus busseolae, a solitary parasitoid of concealed eggs

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dc.contributor.authorBayram, A
dc.contributor.authorSalerno, G
dc.contributor.authorConti, E
dc.contributor.authorWajnberg, E
dc.contributor.authorBin, F
dc.contributor.authorKornosor, S
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:11:29Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:11:29Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractTelenomus busseolae Gahan (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) is an important egg parasitoid of noctuid stem borers of gramineous crops, attacking egg masses of Sesamia spp. Under natural conditions, and whatever the host species attacked, these egg masses are generally concealed under the leaf sheaths or other narrow spaces, and vary greatly in size. In the work presented here, the influence of host patch size (4, 8, 16, 32, 64, or 128 eggs per mass) on the sex ratio and sex sequence pattern of ovipositing T. busseolae was investigated in the laboratory using Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) as host. The results are similar to those described for other parasitoids of aggregated hosts, and are in accordance with the Local Mate Competition model. With increasing egg mass size, the overall sex ratio (proportion of males) decreased, although additional males were laid at the end of the sequence in the larger masses (64 and 128 eggs). Sex sequence pattern always followed a males-first strategy, i.e., with a higher proportion of males at the beginning, but the whole sex ratio sequence was influenced by the size of the egg mass. Such results in a parasitoid of concealed eggs are compared to those observed in parasitoids of exposed eggs and discussed in terms of parasitoid reproductive strategies and evolutionary adaptations.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00161.x
dc.identifier.endpage149en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-8703
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-2442591751
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage141en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00161.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17553
dc.identifier.volume111en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000221011200006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofEntomologia Experimentalis Et Applicata
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSex Ratioen_US
dc.subjectLocal Mate Competitionen_US
dc.subjectMale First Strategyen_US
dc.subjectEgg Mass Sizeen_US
dc.subjectOviposition Sequenceen_US
dc.subjectConcealed Hostsen_US
dc.subjectEgg Parasitoiden_US
dc.subjectScelionidaeen_US
dc.subjectHymenopteraen_US
dc.subjectLepidopteraen_US
dc.subjectNoctuidaeen_US
dc.titleSex allocation in Telenomus busseolae, a solitary parasitoid of concealed eggsen_US
dc.titleSex allocation in Telenomus busseolae, a solitary parasitoid of concealed eggs
dc.typeArticleen_US

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