Harmonic radar as a means of tracking the pheromone-finding and pheromone-following flight of male moths

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-296

  Riley, J R ^a   Valeur, P ^b   Smith, A D ^a   Reynolds, D R ^a   Poppy, G M ^c   Lofstedt C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agrotis segetum; Foraging flight; Harmonic radar; Lepidoptera; Radar tracking

Indexed keywords

AGROTIS SEGETUM; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0031860482     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021004209198     Document Type: Article

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