Defense of oviposition sites by female oriental fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 339-346

  Shelly, Todd E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Fruit fly; Hawaii; Oviposition; Territory

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; TERRITORIALITY;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; MANGIFERA INDICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0032781630     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496587     Document Type: Article

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