In nature, resources are not uniformly distributed and most often occur aggregated in patches. The profitability of a patch largely depends on the density of resources, the inner composition (types of prey) and the distance from other patches in the habitat. Variability can thus arise between patches but resources may also vary within a patch. In this thesis I have investigated how foragers, such as parasitoids, estimate their resource profitability and explored the impact of variability between resources at different levels: choice of the resource and allocation of time in a patch. When Aphidius colemani parasitize different instars of Myzus persicae, fourth instar aphids provided the best fitness gain to parasitoids, whereas second instar...
FR2116International audienceParasitoid females exploiting a patchy environment may encounter conspec...
The heterogeneous distribution of trophic resources in the environment of organisms influences their...
1. Parasitoids are predicted to spend longer in patches with more hosts, but previous work on Cotesi...
Animals foraging for patchily distributed resources may optimize their foraging decisions concerning...
1. In environments in which resources are distributed heterogeneously, patch choice and the length o...
The optimal residence time of a forager exploiting a resource patch in the absence of competitors ha...
The ideal free distribution (IFD) is a stable distribution of competitors among resource patches. Fo...
1. For animal species that forage on patchily distributed resources, patch time allocation is of pri...
A female parasitoid searching for hosts in a patch experiences a diminishing encounter rate with unp...
International audience1. In this paper, the foraging behaviour (the proximal mechanisms involved in ...
We use a mathematical model to explore the effects of parasitoid reproductive strategies and foragin...
1. Parasitoids are predicted to spend longer in patches with more hosts, but previous work on Cotesi...
The optimal residence time of a forager exploiting a resource patch in the absence of competitors ha...
International audienceMany species have to cope with decreased resource availability and life expect...
Trade-offs have a central place in the evolution of life-history traits since they bound the univers...
FR2116International audienceParasitoid females exploiting a patchy environment may encounter conspec...
The heterogeneous distribution of trophic resources in the environment of organisms influences their...
1. Parasitoids are predicted to spend longer in patches with more hosts, but previous work on Cotesi...
Animals foraging for patchily distributed resources may optimize their foraging decisions concerning...
1. In environments in which resources are distributed heterogeneously, patch choice and the length o...
The optimal residence time of a forager exploiting a resource patch in the absence of competitors ha...
The ideal free distribution (IFD) is a stable distribution of competitors among resource patches. Fo...
1. For animal species that forage on patchily distributed resources, patch time allocation is of pri...
A female parasitoid searching for hosts in a patch experiences a diminishing encounter rate with unp...
International audience1. In this paper, the foraging behaviour (the proximal mechanisms involved in ...
We use a mathematical model to explore the effects of parasitoid reproductive strategies and foragin...
1. Parasitoids are predicted to spend longer in patches with more hosts, but previous work on Cotesi...
The optimal residence time of a forager exploiting a resource patch in the absence of competitors ha...
International audienceMany species have to cope with decreased resource availability and life expect...
Trade-offs have a central place in the evolution of life-history traits since they bound the univers...
FR2116International audienceParasitoid females exploiting a patchy environment may encounter conspec...
The heterogeneous distribution of trophic resources in the environment of organisms influences their...
1. Parasitoids are predicted to spend longer in patches with more hosts, but previous work on Cotesi...