Chemical communication in chagas disease vectors. Source, identity, and potential function of volatiles released by the metasternal and Brindley's glands of Triatoma infestans adults

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2035-2052

  Manrique, Gabriel ^a   Vitta, Ana C R ^b   Ferreira, Raquel A ^b   Zani, Carlos L ^b   Unelius, C Rikard ^c   Lazzari, Claudio R ^a,d   Diotaiuti, Lileia ^b   Lorenzo, Marcelo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Brindley's gland; Chagas disease; Chemical communication; Male aggregation pheromone; Metasternal gland; SPME; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

ACID; ALCOHOL; CHEMICAL CUE; COPULATION; DISEASE VECTOR; ESTER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMOPHAGY; INSECT; KETONE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; COPULATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; SCENT GLAND; TRIATOMA; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHAGAS DISEASE; COPULATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; TRIATOMA; VOLATILIZATION;

TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 33747747080     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9127-7     Document Type: Article

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