Contact chemostimuli in the mating behaviour of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-80

  De Bruyne, Marien ^a,b   Guerin, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrestment; Cholesteryl esters; Mating behaviour; Palpal organ; Pheromone; Tick

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROPHENOL; 2,6-DICHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; FATTY ACID; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TICK;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHLOROPHENOLS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TICKS;

EID: 0031986844     PISSN: 07394462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6327(1998)39:2<65::aid-arch3>3.0.co;2-w     Document Type: Article

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