MORPHOMETRIC TRAITS AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN MEDFLY (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) UNDER FIELD CAGE CONDITIONS
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عنوان ژورنال: Florida Entomologist
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0015-4040,1938-5102
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0143:mtassi]2.0.co;2