Male and female condition influence mating performance and sexual receptivity in two tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) with contrasting life histories

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1091-1098

  Aluja, M ^a   Rull, J ^a   Sivinski, J ^b   Trujillo, G ^a   Perez Staples D ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anastrepha; Female remating inhibition; Mating behavior; Receptivity; Refractory period; Sexual behavior; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COPULATION; DIET; FLY; LIFE HISTORY; MATING SUCCESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLYANDRY; PROTEIN; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANASTREPHA; ANASTREPHA LUDENS; ANASTREPHA OBLIQUA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 70349991222     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.07.012     Document Type: Article

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