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| Joachim-Bravo,Iara S.; Fernandes,Odair A.; Bortoli,Sérgio A.; Zucoloto,Fernando S.. |
| The influence of two factors, age and previous experience, on the oviposition hierarchy preference of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824) females was studied. Two populations were analyzed: one reared in laboratory during 17 years and the other captured in nature. In the first experiment the oviposition preference for four fruits, papaya, orange, banana and apple was tested at the beginning of oviposition period and 20 days past. The results showed that the wild females as much the laboratory ones had an oviposition preference hierarchy at the beginning of peak period of oviposition. However this hierarchic preference disappeared in a later phase of life. In the second experiment the females were previously exposed to fruits of different hierarchic... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Medfly; Hosts; Behavior; Oviposition; Ceratitis. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212001000200014 |
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