Effect of the entomopathogenic fungus, Entomophthora muscae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthoraceae), on sex pheromone and other cuticular hydrocarbons of the house fly, Musca domestica

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-176

  Zurek, Ludek ^a   Wes Watson, D ^a   Krasnoff, Stuart B ^b   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Entomophthora muscae; Musca domestica; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

9 TRICOSENE; ALKENE; HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COPULATION; ENTOMOPHTHORA; FEMALE; HOUSE FLY; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCORMYCOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ALKENES; ANIMALS; COPULATION; ENTOMOPHTHORA; FEMALE; HOUSEFLIES; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

ENTOMOPHTHORA; ENTOMOPHTHORA MUSCAE; ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE; FUNGI; MUSCA DOMESTICA; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 0036427841     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00109-X     Document Type: Article

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