Is sexually transmitted fungal infection evidence for size-related mating success in Neotropical guava fruit flies?

The influence of wing length on mate preference was examined in natural populations of the Neotropical guava fruit fly, Anastrepha striata Schiner, at two locations in Costa Rica. Based on evidence that the fungi are transmitted during mating, site-specific infection by Laboulbeniales fungi on the b...

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Main Authors: Ingemar Hedström, Julián Monge-Nájera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 1998-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000400021&lng=en&tlng=en