Spatial and temporal partitioning of behaviour by adult dacines: Direct evidence for methyl eugenol as a mate rendezvous cue for Bactrocera cacuminata

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-184

  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; Behavioural partitioning; Metcalf's hypothesis; Physiology; Resource use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL CUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESOURCE USE;

BACTROCERA CACUMINATA; DACINAE; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0141615754     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2003.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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