Why do calling medflies (Diptera: Tephritidae) cluster? Assessing the empirical evidence for models of medfly lek evolution

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-72

  Field, S A ^a,b   Kaspi, R ^a   Yuval, B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Evolution; Lek; Medfly; Model

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; LEK; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

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

EID: 0038128284     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0063:wdcmdt]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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