Elution patterns from capillary GC for methyl-branched alkanes

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1845-1865

  Carlson, David A ^a   Bernier, Ulrich R ^a   Sutton, Bruce D ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b Adv Diagnostics Lab Florida SCA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Cuticular hydrocarbons; GC MS data; Hydrocarbons; Insects; Methyl branched hydrocarbons; Retention indices

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0031730445     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022311701355     Document Type: Article

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