1,4-Benzoquinone Attracts Males of Rhizotrogus vernus Germ.

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 177-181

  Imrei, Zoltán ^a   Tóth, Miklós ^a   Tolasch, Till ^b   Francke, Wittko ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RHIZOTROGUS AESTIVUS; RHIZOTROGUS VERNUS;

BENZOQUINONE; BENZOQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUNGARY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BENZOQUINONES; HUNGARY; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 0036126804     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2002-1-229     Document Type: Article

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