Effects of light levels and plume structure on the orientation manoeuvres of male gypsy moths flying along pheromone plumes

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-150

  Carde R T ^a   Knols, B G J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anemotaxis; Gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar; Optomotor; Pheromone plume

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000584882     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2000.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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