About this episode
The episode discusses how beetle larvae resist parasitoid wasps that aim to lay eggs inside them, featuring insights from researcher Peter Hambäck.
Parasites and parasitoids are large drivers of evolutionary change. We hear from Peter Hambäck (Stockholm University) about his work on how beetle larvae combat a parasitoid wasp that wants to lay its eggs inside them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Peter Hambäck
Topics covered
- parasites
- evolutionary change
- beetles
- wasps
- ecology
Keywords
- parasitoids
- beetle larvae
- evolution
- Stockholm University
- Peter Hambäck
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Stockholm University
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