Influence of protein on feeding behavior of Ceratitis capitata wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparison between immature males and females;Influência da proteína no comportamento de alimentaçatild;o de Ceratitis capitata wiedemann (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparaçatild;o entre fêmeas e machos imaturos

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-545

  Plácido Silva, Maria do C ^a   Zucoloto, Fernando S ^b   Joachim Bravo, Iara S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Feeding behavior; Fruit fly; Size sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 70749100770     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2005000400002     Document Type: Article

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