Decisions during courtship by male and female medflies (Diptera, Tephritidae): Correlated changes in male behavior and female acceptance criteria in mass-reared flies

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-31

  Briceno R D ^a   Eberhard, W G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Courtship behavior; Female choice; Mass rearing; Medfly; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COURTSHIP; MATE CHOICE; MATING BEHAVIOR; REARING; SEXUAL SELECTION; STERILE RELEASE METHOD;

COSTA RICA;

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

EID: 0038467312     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0014:ddcbma]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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