Bacteria-diet interactions affect longevity in the medfly - Ceratitis capitata

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 132, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 690-694

  Ben Yosef, M ^a   Behar, A ^a   Jurkevitch, E ^a   Yuval, B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Fitness; Intestinal bacteria; Longevity; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BACTERIVORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FITNESS; FLY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; MUTUALISM; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATITIS CAPITATA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 58149203964     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01330.x     Document Type: Article

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