Morphometric traits and sexual selection in medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae) under field cage conditions

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Rodriguero, M S ^a   Vilardi, J C ^a   Vera, M T ^b   Cayol, J P ^c   Rial, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Female choice; Genetic sexing strain; Male male competition; Morphometric traits

Indexed keywords

INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOMETRY; REARING; SEXUAL SELECTION; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0012189878     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0143:mtassi]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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