Spatial distributions and clutch sizes of Drosophila species ovipositing on cherry fruits of different stages

Population Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 233-237

  Mitsui, Hideyuki ^a   Takahashi, Kazuo H ^a   Kimura, Masahito T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Coexistence; Random distribution

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; COEXISTENCE; EGG; FLY; FRUIT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPAWNING;

DROSOPHILA LUTESCENS; DROSOPHILA RUFA; DROSOPHILA SUZUKII;

EID: 33745727038     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-006-0260-5     Document Type: Article

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