Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila birchii and D. serrata: Identification and role in mate choice in D. serrata

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 961-976

  Howard, Ralph W ^a   Jackson, Larry L ^b   Banse, Heidi ^b   Blows, Mark W ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 Methylalkanes; Dienes; Hydrocarbons; Mass spectra; Monoenes; Pheromones; Sexual selection; Sibling species

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKANE; ALKENE; HYDROCARBON;

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CUTICLE; HYDROCARBON; MATE CHOICE; MATE RECOGNITION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CUTICLE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA BIRCHII; DROSOPHILA SERRATA; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; FEMALE; KIN SELECTION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPATRY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ARACHNIDA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA BIRCHII; DROSOPHILA SERRATA; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER GROUP; MONTIUM SUBGROUP;

EID: 0037390886     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022992002239     Document Type: Article

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