Mate choice by lekking males: Evidence from the mediterranean fruit fly from field cage trials (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 368-376

  Shelly, Todd ^a   Edu, James ^a   Pahio, Elaine ^a  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; lek behavior; male choice; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGGRESSION; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; FECUNDITY; FERTILITY; FIELD METHOD; FLY; LEK; MALE; MATE CHOICE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNALING;

CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84858393198     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN11125     Document Type: Article

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