Insect odour perception: Recognition of odour components by flower foraging moths

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 273, Issue 1597, 2006, Pages 2035-2040

  Cunningham, John Paul ^a   Moore, Chris J ^b   Zalucki, Myron P ^c   Cribb, Bronwen W ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insect; Learning; Lepidoptera; Preference; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; LINALOOL; PHENYLACETALDEHYDE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOTH; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RECOGNITION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; MALE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONPEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO;

ARGYRANTHEMUM FRUTESCENS; CAJANUS CAJAN; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33747066145     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3559     Document Type: Article

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