Sexual behaviour of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae): The influence of female size on mate choice

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 367-373

  Anjos Duarte, C S ^a   Costa, A M ^a   Joachim Bravo, I S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body size; Ceratitis capitata; Insects; Nutrition; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COPULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLY; LABORATORY METHOD; MATE CHOICE; NUTRITION; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIZE; WILD POPULATION;

CERATITIDINI; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 79955654724     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01552.x     Document Type: Article

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