Apodeme and ovarian development as predictors of physiological status in Bactrocera cacuminata (Hering) (Diptera:Tephritidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-286

  Raghu, S ^a,b   Halcoop, Peter ^a   Drew, Richard A I ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dacinae; Ejaculatory apodeme; Reproductive development; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; DACINAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SIGMOIDEA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0041357030     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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