In Experiments by Greene and Colleagues (1987)with the Tephritid Fly

question 18

Multiple Choice

In experiments by Greene and colleagues (1987) with the tephritid fly Zonosemata vittigera and the jumping spider Phidippus apacheanus,the purpose for gluing housefly wings onto the bodies of the tephritid fly was to ________.

• A) test for the effect of wing surgery in preventing predation
• B) test for effect of wing markings in preventing predation
• C) control for the effect of wing waving in preventing predation
• D) test for the effect of wing shape in preventing predation

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