Potential for host range expansion in Ceratitis capitata flies: Impact of proximity of adult food to egg-laying sites

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 295-299

  Prokopy, Ronald J ^a   Duan, Jian Jun ^a   Vargas, Roger I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Food; Host range expansion; Oviposition

Indexed keywords

ADULT FOOD; EGG-LAYING SITE; HOST RANGE EXPANSION; OVIPOSITION; RANGE EXPANSION;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; CRATAEGUS MOLLIS; DIPTERA; FORTUNELLA JAPONICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0030302838     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb01247.x     Document Type: Article

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