Cynipid gall wasps

Scott P Egan; Glen R Hood; Ellen O Martinson; James R Ott

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.028

Cynipid gall wasps

Curr Biol. 2018 Dec 17;28(24):R1370-R1374. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.028.

Authors

Scott P Egan¹, Glen R Hood², Ellen O Martinson³, James R Ott⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA. Electronic address: scott.p.egan@rice.edu.
² Department of Biological Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
³ Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
⁴ Population and Conservation Biology Program, Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA.

PMID: 30562523
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.028

Abstract

Egan et al. introduce the reader to gall wasps, including a description of their life cycle and complex ecological interactions with host plants and natural enemies.

MeSH terms

Animals
Host-Parasite Interactions*
Plant Physiological Phenomena
Plant Tumors / parasitology*
Plants / parasitology*
Symbiosis*
Wasps / physiology*