A polyphagous, tropical insect herbivore shows strong seasonality in age-structure and longevity independent of temperature and host availability

Abstract Bactrocera tryoni is a polyphagous fruit fly that is predicated to have continuous breeding in tropical and subtropical Australia as temperature and hosts are not limiting. Nevertheless, in both rainforest and tropical agricultural systems, the fly shows a distinct seasonal phenology patter...

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Main Authors: Mst Shahrima Tasnin, Michael Bode, Katharina Merkel, Anthony R. Clarke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90960-7