Petrus D. Roets

University of Pretoria — South Africa

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

2h-index21citations3works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Insect behavior and control techniques(3), Insect-Plant Interactions and Control(2), Plant and animal studies(1), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms(1), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(1)

Publications3 total

Selecting on age of female reproduction affects lifespan in both sexes and age-dependent reproductive effort in female (but not male) Ceratitis cosyra
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology·2021· 2 cited
Selection on age of female reproduction in the marula fruit fly, Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae), decreases total antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation
Journal of Insect Physiology·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Life‐history and demographic traits of the marula fruit fly <i>Ceratitis cosyra</i> : potential consequences of host specialization
Physiological Entomology·2018· 14 cited

Frequent Co-authors

C. Ruth Archer(3), Christopher W. Weldon(3), Henrika Bosua(2), Kévin Malod(2), Carel J. Oosthuizen(1), Jonathan D. Blount(1)