The production of female sex pheromone in Bactrocera oleae (Rossi) young males does not influence their mating chances

Entomological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-53

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a   Bonsignori, Gabriella ^b   Stefanini, Cesare ^b   Raspi, Alfio ^a   Canale, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Female mimicry; Fruit flies; High speed video recordings; Male male courtship

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA OLEAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84871980554     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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