Aggregation of the scarab beetle Holotrichia consanguinea in response to female-released pheromone suggests secondary function hypothesis for semiochemical

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1557-1566

  Leal, Walter Soares ^a   Yadava, Chandrika P S ^b   Vijayvergia, Jagannath N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (India)

Author keywords

aggregation behavior; anisole; Coleoptera; indole; phenol; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; HOLOTRICHIA CONSANGUINEA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0029830814     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02027731     Document Type: Article

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