Olfactory learning by predatory arthropods

Animal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-155

  de Boer, Jetske G ^a,b   Dicke, Marcel ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocoris; Associate learning; Infochemicals; Methyl salicylate; Sensitisation; Tritrophic system

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; HERBIVORE; NATURAL ENEMY; OLFACTION; PARASITOID; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; WASP;

ACARI; ANTHOCORIDAE; ARTHROPODA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PHYTOSEIULUS PERSIMILIS;

EID: 33747875664     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075606777304221     Document Type: Review

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