Airborne chemical communication in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2527-2533

  Searcy, L E ^a   Rypstra, A L ^a   Persons, M H ^a,b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne; Lycosidae; Olfactometer; Pardosa milvina; Pitfall traps; Sex pheromone; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

COMMUNICATION; PHEROMONE; SPIDER;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETER; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CANIS; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA MILVINA;

EID: 0032707078     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020878225553     Document Type: Article

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