Cockroach tergal glands producing female sex attractant pheromones and male aphrodisiacs in particular in the subfamily Blaberinae (Blattaria: Blaberidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 817-829

  Sreng, Leam ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Blaberidae; Blattaria; Blattodea; Cockroach; Evolution; Exocrine gland; Mating behavior; Pygidial gland; Sex pheromone regulation; Tergal gland; Type 3 gland cell

Indexed keywords

COCKROACH; MATE ATTRACTION; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BLABERIDAE; BLABERINAE; BLABERUS; BLABERUS CRANIIFER; BLABERUS DISCOIDALIS; BLAPTICA; BLATTARIA; BYRSOTRIA FUMIGATA; EPILAMPRA; EPILAMPRINAE; EUBLABERUS; EUBLABERUS POSTICUS; PANESTHIA; PANESTHIINAE; SCHULTESIA LAMPYRIDIFORMIS;

EID: 33750305783     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2006.112     Document Type: Article

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