Ant cues affect the oviposition behaviour of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Africa

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Van Mele, Paul ^a   Vayssieres, Jean François ^b,c   Adandonon, Appolinaire ^c   Sinzogan, Antonio ^c  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Benin)

^b Campus international de Baillarguet   (France)

^c International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

Author keywords

Ant cues; Frugivore deterrence; Interspecific communication; Oecophylla longinoda; Oviposition preference; Predator avoidance; Semiochemicals; Tephritidae; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ANT; ARBOREAL SPECIES; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLY; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; HOST PLANT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; OVIPOSITION; PREDATION; SEMIOCHEMICAL; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

AFRICA;

CERATITIS COSYRA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; OECOPHYLLA LONGINODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 68949197499     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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