Characterization of a female-produced courtship pheromone in the parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1687-1702

  Steiner, Sven ^a   Hermann, Nadin ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Courtship behavior; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Nasonia vitripennis; Parasitoid; Pteromalidae; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COURTSHIP; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARASITOID; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; PUPA; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PTEROMALIDAE;

EID: 33747107777     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9102-3     Document Type: Article

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