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superparasitism: a standalone construct

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superparasitism1 CONSTRUCTSuperparasitismVAN ALPHEN · BIOLOGICAL

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Biological control

egg laying by a parasitoid in a host already parasitised by its own species, treated here as a possibly adaptive strategy.

In biological control, superparasitism refers to egg laying by a parasitoid in a host already parasitised by its own species, treated here as a possibly adaptive strategy. This meaning comes from Van Alphen (1990) in Annual Review of Entomology.[1]

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References

  1. Van Alphen, J. J. M., & Visser, M. E. (1990). Superparasitism as an Adaptive Strategy for Insect Parasitoids. Annual Review of Entomology, 35(1), 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.en.35.010190.000423

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