Function of aggregation pheromone in the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus: Variation in response to individuals as evidence for a role in sexual selection

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1325-1339

  Birkinshaw, L A ^a   Smith, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone; Bioassay; Bostrichidae; Individual variation; Prostephanus truncatus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

AGGREGATION PHEROMONE; BEETLE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; FEMALE; GHANA; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETER; PEST CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

COLEOPTERA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0033933002     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005419305231     Document Type: Article

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