Sex pheromone components in defense of melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae against Asian house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 697-704

  Tan, Keng Hong ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

1,3 nonanediol; Allomone; Asian house gecko; Bactrocera cucurbitae; Defense; Melon fly; Pheromone; Predation; Raspberry ketone

Indexed keywords

KETONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FLY; LIZARD; PHEROMONE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FLY; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PREDATION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

BACTROCERA CUCURBITAE; DIPTERA; HEMIDACTYLUS FRENATUS; MUSCA DOMESTICA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0034107331     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005480206023     Document Type: Article

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