Adult reproductive capacity of Ceratitis capitata (diptera: tephritidae) on a chemically defined diet

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 702-706

  Chang, Chiou Ling ^a   Albrecht, Christopher ^c   El Shall, Samira S A ^b   Kurashima, Rick ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Defined diet; Development; Diet; Fruit fly; Reproductive capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242808725     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0702:ARCOCC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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