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Genetic and morphological differentiation in Tephritis bardanae (Diptera: Tephritidae): evidence for host-race formation.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Jan 2004
Diegisser T, Johannesen J, Lehr C, Seitz A
Abstract excerpt
The fruit fly Tephritis bardanae infests flower heads of two burdock hosts, Arctium tomentosum and A. minus. Observations suggest host-associated mating and behavioural differences at oviposition indicating host-race status. Previously, flies from each host plant were found to differ slightly in allozyme allele frequencies, but these differences could as well be explained by geographical separation of host...
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