Visual and olfactory factors interaction in resource-location by the blowfly, Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), in natural conditions;Interação entre fatores visuais e olfativo em localização de recursos pela mosca-varejeira, Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), em condições naturais

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 633-639

  Gomes, Leonardo ^a   Gomes, Guilherme ^b   Casarin, Fabiana E ^b   Da Silva, Iracema M ^b   Sanches, Marcos R ^c   Von Zuben, Claudio J ^b   Fowler, Harold G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Control; Fly; Landing; Vision

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; DIPTERA; MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 37349048878     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-566x2007000500001     Document Type: Article

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