New indices and method to measure the sexual compatibility and mating performance of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) laboratory-reared strains under field cage conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 140-145

  Cayol, J P ^a   Vilardi, J ^a,b   Rial, E ^a,c   Vera, M T ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Genetic sexing strain; Mating performance; Sexual compatibility

Indexed keywords

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0033043554     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.1.140     Document Type: Article

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