Unusual pheromone chemistry in the navel orangeworm: Novel sex attractants and a behavioral antagonist

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-146

  Leal, W S ^a   Parra Pedrazzoli, A L ^a   Kaissling, K E ^a,e   Morgan, T I ^a   Zalom, F G ^a   Pesak, D J ^b   Dundulis, E A ^b   Burks, C S ^c   Higbee, B S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Bedoukian Research Inc   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Paramount Farming Company   (United States)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11,13 HEXADECADIEN 1 YLACETATE; 11,13 HEXADECADIENAL; 3,6,9,12,15 PENTACOSAPENTAENE; 3,6,9,12,15 TRICOSAPENTAENE; ESTER; ETHYL 11,13 HEXADECADIENOATE; NATURAL PRODUCT; PALMITIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

SEX PHEROMONE;

AMYELOIS TRANSITELA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; MOLECULE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PYRALIS FARINALIS; SENSORY SYSTEM; WORM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PUPA; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 16844367682     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0598-5     Document Type: Article

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