Multiple parasitoid species enhance top-down control, but parasitoid performance is context-dependent
M. Thierry, N. A. Pardikes, M. G. Ximenez-Embrun, G. Proudhom, J. Hrcek
The paper investigates how community structure and species identity affect parasitoid performance and host suppression in a host-parasitoid system, finding that multiple parasitoid species enhance host suppression but performance depends on community composition.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2021Ecology