Enantiomeric anosmia in scarab beetles

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1055-1066

  Leal, Walter Soares ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomala cuprea; Anomala octiescostata; Buibuilactone; Chiral GC EAD; Enantiomeric discrimination; Japonilure

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANOSMIA; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

ANOMALA CUPREA; ANOMALA OCTIESCOSTATA; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0032964906     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020877724761     Document Type: Article

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