Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for volatile sex pheromones in Parcoblatta wood cockroaches

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-54

  Gemeno, César ^a,b   Snook, Kirsten ^a   Benda, Nicole ^a   Schal, Coby ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calling; Electroantennogram; Male response; Parcoblatta caudelli; Parcoblatta lata; Pheromone gland; Sex pheromone; Volatiles; Wood cockroach

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE; VOLATILE AGENT;

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; MATE ATTRACTION; PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTOMETER; PARCOBLATTA CAUDELLI; PARCOBLATTA LATA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SINGING;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SMELL;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; PARCOBLATTA; PARCOBLATTA LATA;

EID: 0037271213     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021920428624     Document Type: Article

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