Olfactory and behavioral mechanisms underlying enhanced mating competitiveness following exposure to ginger root oil and orange oil in males of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 403-418

  Papadopoulos, Nikos T ^a   Shelly, Todd E ^b   Niyazi, Nuri ^c   Jang, Eric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Ginger root oil; Mating success; Mediterranean fruit fly; Orange oil; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 33748602954     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9031-6     Document Type: Article

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