Interactions of the males and females of three sympatric Drosophila virilis-group species, D. montana, D. littoralis, and D. lummei, (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in intra- and interspecific courtships in the wild and in the laboratory

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 399-417

  Liimatainen, Jaana O ^a   Hoikkala, Anneli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Courtship behavior; Drosophila; Sexual isolation; Songs

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA EZOANA; DROSOPHILA LITTORALIS; DROSOPHILA LUMMEI; DROSOPHILA MONTANA; DROSOPHILA VIRILIS;

EID: 0031826210     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020906815133     Document Type: Article

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