Sperm allocation and cost of mating in a tropical tephritid fruit fly

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 839-845

  Perez Staples, Diana ^a   Aluja, Martín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anastrepha obliqua; Longevity; Sperm depletion; Sperm storage; Tephritidae; Ventral receptacle

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; INSECT; LONGEVITY; MATING BEHAVIOR; SPERM; TROPICAL REGION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MANGO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRUNUS; SPERMATOZOON; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; COPULATION; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MANGIFERA; PRUNUS; SPERMATOZOA; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANASTREPHA OBLIQUA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 33746476270     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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