On the role of 2,6-dichlorophenol as a tick sex pheromone (Acari: Ixodidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-54

  Yoder, Jay A ^a   Hanson, Peter E ^a   Sanders, Chris I ^a   Burke, William J ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2,6 dichlorophenol; American dog tick; Chemical ecology; Sex pheromones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042082556     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950208684280     Document Type: Article

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