Associative learning in wild Anastrepha obliqua females (Diptera, Tephritidae) related to a protein source Aprendizagem associativa em fêmeas selvagens de Anastrepha obliqua (Diptera, Tephritidae) em relação a uma fonte protéica

The aim of the present study was to determine whether wild adult Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart, 1835) females are able to associate a compound (quinine sulphate - QS) not related to their habitual diet with a protein-enriched food. Females were first fed on diets based on brewer yeast and sucrose con...

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Main Authors: Carla Cresoni-Pereira, Fernando S. Zucoloto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2006-03-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212006000100008