Sperm storage patterns in singly mated females of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1328-1335

  Fritz, Ann H ^a  

^a EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastrepha suspensa; Mating behavior; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM;

ANASTREPHA; ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 12144265016     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1328:SSPISM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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