Effects of fifth-instar volatiles on sexual maturation of adult desert locust Schistocerca gregaria

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1373-1388

  Assad, Yousif O H ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a   Torto, Baldwyn ^a   Mahamat, Hassane ^a   Bashir, Nabil H H ^b   El Bashir, Sayed ^a  

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

^b National Center for Research Sudan   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Decanal; Decanoic acid; Guaiacol; Hexanal; Hexanoic acid; Neonanal; Nonanoic acid; Octanal; Octanoic acid; Phenol; Pheromone; Schistocerca gregaria; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0030769967     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006470.30501.73     Document Type: Article

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