Sex pheromone components of the bronzed cutworm, Nephelodes minians, a prey species of a bolas spider, Mastophora hutchinsoni

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2047-2056

  Zhu, Junwei ^a,b   Haynes, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(Z) 11 hexadecenal; (Z) 11 hexadecenyl acetate; Bolas spider; Chemical mimicry; Mastophora hutchinsoni; Nephelodes minians; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; MIMICRY; MOTH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ARANEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MASTOPHORA HUTCHINSONI; NEPHELODES MINIANS;

11 HEXADECENAL; 11-HEXADECENAL; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER;

ACETATES; ALDEHYDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTHS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SPIDERS;

EID: 21644475433     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000045594.72243.b2     Document Type: Article

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