Sexual selection in a tropical fruit fly: Role of a plant derived chemical in mate choice

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Raghu, S ^a,c   Clarke, A R ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera cacuminata; Diptera; Female choice; Mating; Methyl eugenol; Parapheromone; Sexual selection; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; MATE CHOICE; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0141592955     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2003.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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