Scarcity of hosts for gregarious parasitoids indicates an increase of individual offspring fertility by reducing their own fertility
A. Samkova, J. Raska, J. Hadrava, J. Skuhrovec
The paper shows that gregarious parasitoids reduce their own fertility under host scarcity to increase offspring fertility, leading to higher reproductive success in the next generation.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2021 · PreprintZoology