Individual variation and repeatability of sex pheromone emission of female turnip moths Agrotis segetum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1833-1850

  Svensson, Mats G E ^a   Bengtsson, Marie ^b   Löfqvist, Jan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

(z) 5 decenyl acetate; (Z) 7 dodecenyl acetate; (Z) 9 tetradecenyl acetate; Agrotis segetum; Effluvia entrainment; Individual variation; Lepidoptera; Repeatability; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

AGROTIS SEGETUM; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030835520     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006454.84415.5f     Document Type: Article

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