Identification of secretory compounds from the millipede, Oxidus gracilis C. L. Koch (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) and their variation in different habitats

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 401-404

  Taira, Junsei ^a,c   Nakamura, Kazuyo ^a,d   Higa, Yoshiko ^b  

^a OKINAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT   (Japan)

^b Okinawa Industrial Technology Center ^*  (Japan)

^c Okinawa Industrial Technology Center   (Japan)

^d Okinawa Prefectoral Entpr Bureau   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benzaldehyde; Creosol; Mandelonitrile; Millipede; Oxidus gracilis

Indexed keywords

DIPLOPODA; OXIDUS GRACILIS; PARADOXOSOMATIDAE; POLYDESMIDA;

EID: 0242662516     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2003.401     Document Type: Article

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