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THE WESTERN CHERRY FRUIT FLY, RHAGOLETIS INDIFFERENS (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE): 2. AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

M. T. AliNiazee
M. T. AliNiazee
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis
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Abstract

Aggressive behavior of the western cherry fruit fly studied both under laboratory and field conditions indicates that males are extremely territorial, especially in the field, where they do not tolerate the presence of another fly on a cherry unless the invader is a mating partner. Under confined laboratory conditions, the sense of territoriality was markedly reduced. Aggressive behavior in this insect included a wing jerking display, head-on collision, and "boxing" (fight involving prothoracic legs).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 11 , November 1974 , pp. 1201 - 1204
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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