Learning of courtship components in Drosophila mercatorum (Paterson & Wheller) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-86

  Polejack, Andrei ^a   Tidon, Rosana ^b  

^a Ministério de Ciência Tecnologia e Inovação Salvador   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Flies; Repleta group; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MERCATORUM; DROSOPHILIDAE; REPLETA GROUP;

EID: 34248166389     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262007000100014     Document Type: Article

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