The influence of male dominance in female Anastrepha curvicauda mate selection

Abstract Males of the papaya fruit fly, Anastrepha curvicauda Gerstaecker (former Toxotrypana curvicauda), defend a papaya fruit from rivals and males release their sex pheromone to attract and mate with females and offer them an oviposition site. While some aspects of the biology of A. curvicauda a...

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Main Authors: Nancy Natividad Salmerón-Muñiz, René Arzuffi, Norma Robledo-Quintos, Alfredo Jiménez-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85823-0