Fluctuating asymmetry and sexual selection in the Mediterranean fruitfly (Diptera, Tephritidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 385-396

  Hunt, Melanie K ^a   Crean, Caroline S ^a   Wood, Roger J ^a   Gilburn, André S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Mating success; Medfly; Sex setae; Wing length

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0031857589     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1998.0230     Document Type: Article

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