Selection for non-responsiveness to methyl eugenol in male oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 248-253

  Shelly, Todd E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis; Male response; Methyl eugenol

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0030836353     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495557     Document Type: Article

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