Oviposition behavior of Ceratitis capitata wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Association between oviposition preference and larval performance in individual females

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 559-564

  Joachim Bravo, Iara S ^a   Fernandes, Odair A ^b   De Bortoli, Sérgio A ^b   Zucoloto, Fernando S ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apple; Fruitfly; Oviposition behavior; Papaya

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944469223     PISSN: 1519556X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2001000400008     Document Type: Article

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