Ecological significance of male attractant in the defence and mating strategies of the fruit fly, Bactrocera papayae

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-158

  Hong, Tan Keng ^a   Nishida, Ritsuo ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allomone; Asian house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus; Bactrocera papayae; Fruit fly defence; Male attractant; Methyl eugenol; Pharmacophagy; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; ATTRACTANT; MATING SUCCESS; PHEROMONE; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

BACTROCERA PAPAYAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; SQUAMATA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 6544277985     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.1998.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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