Aedeagal length and its variation of the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae), which recently invaded Egypt

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-17

  Iwahashi, Osamu ^b   Routhier, William ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aedeagal length; Bactrocera correcta; Bactrocera dorsalis; Bactrocera zonata; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035256313     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2001.13     Document Type: Article

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