Behavioral bioassays testing the methyl 6-methylsalicylate as a component of the female sex pheromone in the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 685-692

  Castracani, Cristina ^a   Visicchio, Roberto ^a   Grasso, Donató A ^a   Mori, Alessandra ^a   Le Moli, Francesco ^a   Di Tullio, Alessandra ^b   Reale, Samantha ^b   De Angelis, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Female calling syndrome; Methyl 6 methylsalicylate; Polyergus rufescens; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POLYERGUS RUFESCENS;

EID: 24744462101     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-005-7019-2     Document Type: Article

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