Oviposition preference and life history traits in cactophilic Drosophila koepferae and D. buzzatii in association with their natural hosts

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-190

  Fanara, Juan J ^a   Fontdevila, Antonio ^b   Hasson, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Cactophilic Drosophila; Developmental time; Host plants; Oviposition preference

Indexed keywords

FLY; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST USE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; OVIPOSITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

CEREUS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA BUZZATII; DROSOPHILA KOEPFERAE; DROSOPHILIDAE; OPUNTIA CACTI; OPUNTIA SULPHUREA; TRICHOCEREUS TERSCHEKII;

EID: 0033388609     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006636025623     Document Type: Article

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