Mate finding in the forest cockchafer, Melolontha hippocastani, mediated by volatiles from plants and females

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 172-179

  Ruther, J ^a   Reinecke, A ^a   Thiemann, K ^a   Tolasch, T ^b   Francke, W ^b   Hilker, M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpinus betulus; Field tests; GC EAD; Mate location; Melolontha hippocastani; Plant volatiles; Prunus serotina; Quercus rubra; Scarabaeidae; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000121871     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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