Flower-feeding affects mating performance in male oriental fruit flies Bactrocera dorsalis

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-114

  Shelly, Todd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis; Flower feeding; Mating success; Pheromone; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING SUCCESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

BACTROCERA DORSALIS; CASSIA FISTULA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0034000973     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2000.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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