Structure and function of the ovipositor of the encyrtid wasp Microterys flavus [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Oviposition is crucial for the reproductive success of parasitoid insects and, hence, ovipositor structure and oviposition behaviour have probably played a central role in their adaptive evolution.
Robin Kraft +3 more
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Ovipositor of the braconid wasp Habrobracon hebetor: structural and functional aspects [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 The Braconidae are a megadiverse and ecologically highly important group of insects. The vast majority of braconid wasps are parasitoids of other insects, usually attacking the egg or larval stages of their hosts.
Michael Csader +4 more
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Mechanisms of ovipositor insertion and steering of a parasitic wasp [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017 SignificanceUsing slender probes to drill through solids is challenging, but desirable, due to minimal disturbances of the substrate. Parasitic wasps drill into solid substrates and lay eggs in hosts hidden within using slender probes and are therefore a good model for studying mechanical challenges associated with this process.
Uroš Cerkvenik +2 more
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Morphological characteristics of sensilla on the female ovipositor of Lype phaeopa (Psychomyiidae; Trichoptera) [PDF]
Journal of Insect Science, 2003 An important aspect of the association of Lype phaeopa (Stephens) with submerged wood is the oviposition behavior of adult females, which preferably oviposit their eggs on moist emergent or submerged parts of woody debris with a structured surface.
B. Spänhoff +4 more
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Musculature of the ovipositor of Scathophagidae (Diptera) with reference to the larval habits [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2012 Structure of the ovipositor sclerites and musculature was investigated in 4 species of Scathophagidae: Cordilura ciliata (Meigen, 1826), Scathophaga suilla (Fabricius, 1794), S. litorea (Fallén, 1819) and Pogonota barbata (Zetterstedt, 1860). Adaptations
A.N. Ovchinnikov, O.G. Ovtshinnikova
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Drosophila species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) oviposition patterns on fungi: The effect of allospecifics, substrate toughness, ovipositor structure and degree of specialisation [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2003 To determine if small-scale resource partitioning aids coexistence in fungal breeding Diptera we investigated the avoidance of interspecific larval competition by micro-resource partitioning of the host substrate in several species of Drosophila ...
Jennifer ROUQUETTE, Andrew John DAVIS
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Olfactory systems evolved to detect and identify volatile chemical cues, in many cases across great distances. However, the precision of copulatory and oviposition behaviors suggest that they may be guided by olfactory cues detected by sensory systems ...
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Design of a wasp-inspired biopsy needle capable of self-propulsion and friction-based tissue transport [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyPercutaneous pancreatic core biopsy is conclusive but challenging due to large-diameter needles, while smaller-diameter needles used in aspiration methods suffer from buckling and clogging.
Jette Bloemberg +4 more
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Fine structure of the external sheaths of the ovipositor of Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) [PDF]
European Journal of Entomology, 2018 The function and structure of the ovipositor in Hymenoptera have been studied intensively, although there is a lack of information on the external sheaths.
Sara RUSCHIONI +4 more
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Divergence of ovipositor length and egg shape in a brood parasitic bitterling fish through the use of different mussel hosts [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2012 Jiro Kitamura +3 more
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