Sperm transfer and storage in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 486-492

  Yuval, Boaz ^a   Blay, Sigal ^a   Kaspi, Roy ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Sexual behavior; Sperm; Spermathecae; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000593334     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/89.3.486     Document Type: Article

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