The effects of sex-ratio and density on locomotor activity in the house fly, musca domestica

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bahrndorff, Simon ^a   Kjærsgaard, Anders ^b   Pertoldi, Cino ^b   Loeschcke, Volker ^b   Schou, Toke M ^b   Skovgrd, Henrik ^b   Hald, Birthe ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

autocorrelation; circadian rhythm; dimorphic behavior; flies; locomotor behavior; vector

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 84865731692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.7101     Document Type: Article

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