Pheromone release by Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in the laboratory: Daily rhythm, inter-male variation and association with body weight and/or boring activity

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 159-169

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Daily rhythm; Individual variation; Pheromone; Rhyzopertha dominica

Indexed keywords

RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA;

EID: 0037032723     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(01)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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