Lipids as currency in ecological interactions: Competition and facilitation between two lipid scavenging parasitoids
M. Lammers, T. A. van Gorkum, S. Hoeijmans, K. Kraaijeveld, J. A. Harvey, J. Ellers
This study examines competitive interactions between two lipid-scavenging parasitoids, showing that Nasonia vitripennis outcompetes Tachinaephagus zealandicus when parasitizing hosts later, but faces resource limitations due to prior parasitization.
bioRxiv · Mar 11, 2020 · PreprintEcology