Morphometric study using wing image analysis for identification of the Bactrocera dorsalis complex (Diptera: Tephritidae)

World Wide Web Journal of Biology

Volumn 3, Issue , 1998, Pages 34-43

  Adsavakulchai, Suwannee ^a   Baimai, Visut ^a   Prachyabrued, Wudhibhan ^a   Grote, Paul J ^b   Lertlum, Surat ^c  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c Chulachomklao Military Academy   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bactrocera dorsalis complex; Discriminant and cluster analyses; Morphometric; Wing image processing

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA ARECAE; BACTROCERA CARAMBOLAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; BACTROCERA PYRIFOLIAE; BACTROCERA TAU; BACTROCERA VERBASCIFOLIAE; DIPTERA; PAYENA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 3242766040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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