Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations

The objective of the study was to compare courtship behavior of various wild and mass reared medfly strains, in order to document the degree of diversity in courtship behavior among medfiy populations and to assess its implications for strategy of application of the Sterile Insect Technique. Recordi...

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Autor principal: Vilardi, Juan Cesar
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spelling paper:paper_00154040_v85_n1_p113_Lux2023-06-08T14:37:58Z Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations Vilardi, Juan Cesar Ceratitis capitata Courtship Mating behavior Medfly Mediterranean fruit fly Strain comparisons biological control courtship mating behavior rearing selective breeding sterile release method Capitata Ceratitis Ceratitis capitata Diptera Drosophila melanogaster Insecta Tephritidae The objective of the study was to compare courtship behavior of various wild and mass reared medfly strains, in order to document the degree of diversity in courtship behavior among medfiy populations and to assess its implications for strategy of application of the Sterile Insect Technique. Recordings of medfly courtship behavior were collected from several locations world-wide using a standard protocol. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the collected behavioral materials was conducted. No major differences were found among the strains both in male and female behavioral repertoire, which indicates general lack of behavioral incompatibility among the strains studied. However, the analysis revealed several qualitative and quantitative differences in courtship details among locations. The females from Madeira strain were more "choosy" then those from other strains, rejecting male courtship most frequently in spite of the fact that the males from this strain displayed their courtship activities in the most expressed manner. It has been suggested, therefore, that development of an efficient strain for world-wide application shall be based on the most competitive strains (such as Madeira strain), and only individuals with the most pronounced pattern of male courtship should be selected as founders. Fil:Vilardi, J.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2003 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p113_Lux http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p113_Lux
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topic Ceratitis capitata
Courtship
Mating behavior
Medfly
Mediterranean fruit fly
Strain comparisons
biological control
courtship
mating behavior
rearing
selective breeding
sterile release method
Capitata
Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Diptera
Drosophila melanogaster
Insecta
Tephritidae
spellingShingle Ceratitis capitata
Courtship
Mating behavior
Medfly
Mediterranean fruit fly
Strain comparisons
biological control
courtship
mating behavior
rearing
selective breeding
sterile release method
Capitata
Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Diptera
Drosophila melanogaster
Insecta
Tephritidae
Vilardi, Juan Cesar
Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
topic_facet Ceratitis capitata
Courtship
Mating behavior
Medfly
Mediterranean fruit fly
Strain comparisons
biological control
courtship
mating behavior
rearing
selective breeding
sterile release method
Capitata
Ceratitis
Ceratitis capitata
Diptera
Drosophila melanogaster
Insecta
Tephritidae
description The objective of the study was to compare courtship behavior of various wild and mass reared medfly strains, in order to document the degree of diversity in courtship behavior among medfiy populations and to assess its implications for strategy of application of the Sterile Insect Technique. Recordings of medfly courtship behavior were collected from several locations world-wide using a standard protocol. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the collected behavioral materials was conducted. No major differences were found among the strains both in male and female behavioral repertoire, which indicates general lack of behavioral incompatibility among the strains studied. However, the analysis revealed several qualitative and quantitative differences in courtship details among locations. The females from Madeira strain were more "choosy" then those from other strains, rejecting male courtship most frequently in spite of the fact that the males from this strain displayed their courtship activities in the most expressed manner. It has been suggested, therefore, that development of an efficient strain for world-wide application shall be based on the most competitive strains (such as Madeira strain), and only individuals with the most pronounced pattern of male courtship should be selected as founders.
author Vilardi, Juan Cesar
author_facet Vilardi, Juan Cesar
author_sort Vilardi, Juan Cesar
title Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
title_short Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
title_full Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
title_fullStr Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
title_full_unstemmed Consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (Diptera: Tephritidae): Comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
title_sort consistency in courtship pattern among populations of medfly (diptera: tephritidae): comparisons among wild strains and strains mass reared for sit operations
publishDate 2003
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p113_Lux
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00154040_v85_n1_p113_Lux
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