The role of heliothine hairpencil compounds in female Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) behavior and mate acceptance

Chemical Senses

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 499-511

  Hillier, N K ^a   Vickers, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphrodisiac; Courtship; Mating behavior; Pheromone; Species isolation; Tobacco budworm

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MOTH; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSE ORGAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

HELICOVERPA ZEA; HELIOTHIS SUBFLEXA; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS; ODORS; SENSE ORGANS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16844364257     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjh052     Document Type: Article

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