Active aggregation among sexes in bean flower thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti) on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Male sexual aggregations are a common territorial, mating-related or resource-based, behaviour observed in diverse organisms, including insects such as thrips. The influence of factors such as plant substrate, time of day, and geographic location on aggregation of thrips is uncertain, therefore we m...

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Main Authors: Niassy, Saliou, Ekesi, Sunday, Maniania, Nguya K, Orindi, Benedict, Moritz, Gerald B, de Kogel, Willem J, Subramanian, Sevgan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4690520/