Chemical analysis of defense secretions of Sipyloidea sipylus and their potential use as repellents against rats

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2049-2057

  Bouchard, P ^a   Hsiung, C C ^a   Yaylayan, V A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Benzaldehyde; Benzothiazole; Chemical defense; Diethyl ether; Limonene; Phasmatidae; Rat; Repellent; Sipyloidea sipylus; Stick insect

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; PHASMATIDAE; PHASMATODEA; SIPYLOIDEA SIPYLUS;

EID: 0030833823     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006488.58081.66     Document Type: Article

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3. BLUM, M. S. 1981. Chemical Defenses of Arthropods. Academic Press, Toronto, 562 pp.