Post-teneral protein feeding improves sexual competitiveness but reduces longevity of mass-reared sterile male Mediterranean fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 949-955

  Kaspi, R ^a   Yuval, B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Lek; Sterile insect technique; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; LONGEVITY; NUTRITION; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

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

EID: 0033830024     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2000)093[0949:PTPFIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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