Semiochemicals of the scarabaeinae. VII: Identification and synthesis of ead-active constituents of abdominal sex attracting secretion of the male dung beetle, Kheper subaeneus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2527-2539

  Burger, B V ^a   Petersen, W G B ^a   Weber, W G ^a   Munro, Z M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dung beetle; Electroantennography; Insect semiochemicals; Kheper subaeneus; Scarabaeinae; Semiochemical synthesis; Sex attractant; Terpenes

Indexed keywords

2,6 DIMETHYL 5 HEPTENOIC ACID; 2,6 DIMETHYL 6 OCTEN 2 OL; BUTYRIC ACID; HEPTANE; NATURAL PRODUCT; OCTANE; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SEX PHEROMONE; SKATOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

SEMIOCHEMICAL;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROANTENNOGRAPHIC DETECTION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE RELEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION; KHEPER SUBAENEUS; MALE; MATERIAL STATE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNTHESIS; VOLATILIZATION;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; KHEPER SUBAENEUS; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 0036965070     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021440220329     Document Type: Article

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