Phenol - Another Cockchafer Attractant Shared by Melolontha hippocastani Fabr. and M. melolontha L.

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 910-913

  Ruther, Joachim ^a   Reinecke, Andreas ^a   Hilker, Monika ^a   Tolasch, Till ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELOLONTHA HIPPOCASTANI; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0036753374     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2002-9-1026     Document Type: Article

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