Post-teneral protein feeding enhances sexual performance of Queensland fruit flies

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-232

  Perez Staples, Diana ^a   Prabhu, Veena ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diet; Longevity; Sexual behaviour; Sterile insect technique; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; DIET; FEEDING; FLY; IRRADIATION; LONGEVITY; PROTEIN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURITY; SUCROSE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

BACTROCERA TRYONI; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34547660646     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2007.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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