Chemical and physical signals mediating conspecific and heterospecific aggregation behavior of first instar stink bugs

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1257-1269

  Fucarino, Alessandro ^a,b   Millar, Jocelyn G ^a   McElfresh, J Steven ^a   Colazza, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

(E) 2 decenal; 4 oxo (E) 2 decenal; Acrosternum hilare; aggregation pheromone; allomone; Chlorochroa sayi; Chlorochroa uhleri; Euschistus conspersus; heterospecific aggregation; Nezara viridula; Pentatomidae; Thyanta pallidovirens; tridecane

Indexed keywords

4 OXO 2 DECENAL; 4 OXO 2 HEXENAL; 4 OXO 2 OCTENAL; PENTANE; PHEROMONE DERIVATIVE; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE AGENT;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CONSPECIFIC; JUVENILE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TOUCH;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EGGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HETEROPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; NYMPH; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

ACROSTERNUM; ACROSTERNUM HILARE; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CHLOROCHROA; CHLOROCHROA LIGATA; CHLOROCHROA SAYI; CHLOROCHROA UHLERI; EUSCHISTUS; EUSCHISTUS CONSPERSUS; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; NEZARA; NEZARA VIRIDULA; PENTATOMIDAE; THYANTA; THYANTA PALLIDOVIRENS;

EID: 3042776463     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000030276.32665.cb     Document Type: Article

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