Do Mediterranean Fruit Flies Lek? Does It Matter?

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dc.contributor.authorShelly, Todd E.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T01:42:27Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T01:42:27Z
dc.date.issued2000-05
dc.description.abstractSaul and McCombs (1995) recently argued that existing data do not support the accepted notion that the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), exhibits lek behavior. In particular, these authors claimed that 1) the mating system of C. capitata is resource-based and 2) C. capitata males are not spatially aggregated. Here, I review field observations that are consistent with lek behavior in this species and hence contrary to these claims. Also, contrary to the view of Saul and McCombs (1995), knowing that the Mediterranean fruit fly leks stimulates many questions of interest from both basic and applied viewpoints.
dc.format.extent6 pages
dc.identifier.citationShelly TE. 2000. Do Mediterranean fruit flies lek? Does it matter? Proc Hawaiian Entomol Soc 34:95-99.
dc.identifier.issn0073-134X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/8642
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherHawaiian Entomological Society
dc.subjectaggregation behavior
dc.subjectCeratitis capitata
dc.subjectfruit flies
dc.subjectleks
dc.subjectmales
dc.subjectmating behavior
dc.titleDo Mediterranean Fruit Flies Lek? Does It Matter?
dc.typeArticle
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