Male endogenous pheromonal component of Bactrocera carambolae (Diptera: Tephritidae) deterred gecko predation

Chemoecology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-203

  Wee, Suk Ling ^a,b   Tan, Keng Hong ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c Tan Hak Heng Co   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

6 oxo 1 nonanol; Anti feeding; Bactrocera carambolae; Gecko predation; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA CARAMBOLAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 28144441598     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0312-x     Document Type: Article

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