Tendency for upwind movement in the sibling fruit fly species, Bactrocera tryoni and B. neohumeralis and their hybrids (Diptera: Tephritidae): Influence of time of day, sex and airborne pheromone

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-178

  Pike, N ^a,b   Meats, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FLY; PHEROMONE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEPHRITIDAE; WIND;

ANIMALIA; BACTROCERA NEOHUMERALIS; BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0037385302     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BER2003225     Document Type: Article

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