Grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L.): Antennal and behavioral responses to male-produced volatiles

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1639-1654

  Chambers, John ^a   Van Wyk, Claudius B ^a   White, Peter R ^b   Gerrard, Carolyn M ^a   Mori, Kenji ^c  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

aggregation pheromone; behavioral bioassay; circular dichroism; Coleoptera; coupled GC EAG; electroantennogram; grain weevil; Sitophilus granarius

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS;

EID: 0029858697     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02272404     Document Type: Article

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