Enantiomeric composition of monoterpene hydrocarbons in some conifers and receptor neuron discrimination of α-pinene and limonene enantiomers in the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-287

  Wibe, Atle ^a,c   Borg Karlson, Anna Karin ^b   Persson, Monika ^b   Norin, Torbjörn ^b   Mustaparta, Hanna ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Nord Trøndelag College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conifers; Gas chromatography electrophysiology; Hylobious abetis; Monoterpene enantiomers; Olfaction; Plant odors; Receptor nueron responses

Indexed keywords

HYLOBIUS ABIETIS;

EID: 0031892158     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022580308414     Document Type: Article

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