Intermale variation in aggregation pheromone release in Prostephanus truncatus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1665-1674

  Hodges, R J ^a   Birkinshaw, L A ^a   Farman, D I ^a   Hall, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation pheromone; Individual variation; Larger grain borer; Prostephanus truncatus; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

INSECT HORMONE; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

AGGREGATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS;

ANIMALIA; BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS;

EID: 0036695316     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019988815766     Document Type: Article

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