Evidence for additional pheromonal components mediating oviposition aggregation in schistocerca gregaria

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 835-845

  Torto, Baldwyn ^a   Assad, Yousif O H ^a   Njagi, Peter G N ^a   Hassanali, Ahmed ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

6 octen 2 one, 3,5 octadien 2 one; Locust; Oviposition; Pheromone; Schistocerca gregaria

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

AGGREGATION; CHEMICAL CUE; LOCUST; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONE;

ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; EGG LAYING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT; LOCUST; NONHUMAN;

ACRIDIDAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0032947216     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020848918400     Document Type: Article

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