Similarity in oviposition aggregation pheromone composition within the Simulium damnosum (Diptera: Simuliidae) species complex

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 609-616

  McCall, P J ^a,d   Wilson, M D ^b   Dueben, B D ^c   De Clare Bronsvoort, B M ^a   Heath, R R ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES   (United States)

^d Intl Institute of Parasitology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION PHEROMONE; BLACK FLY; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES COMPLEX; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

(WEST); AFRICA; AFRICA, (WEST);

DIPTERA SIMULIIDAE; SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM; SIMULIUM LEONENSE; SIMULIUM SANCTIPAULI; SIMULIUM SIRBANUM; SIMULIUM SQUAMOSUM; SIMULIUM YAHENSE; DIPTERA; SIMULIIDAE;

EID: 0031394702     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300038700     Document Type: Article

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