Mass-rearing and sterilisation alter mating behaviour of male Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-163

  Weldon, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bactrocera tryoni; Gamma irradiation; Laboratory domestication; Sexual selection; Sterile insect technique

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA TRYONI; DIPTERA; INSECTA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 21244487515     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2005.00458.x     Document Type: Article

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