Sexual selection on male morphology independent of male-male competition in the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 571-577

  Norry, F M ^a   Calcagno, G ^a   Vera, M T ^a,b   Manso, F ^b   Vilardi, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Courtship behavior; Lek; Mate choice; Morphology; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FLY; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0033385240     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/92.4.571     Document Type: Article

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