The role of indole and other shikimic acid derived maize volatiles in the attraction of two parasitic wasps

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2733-2748

  D'Alessandro, Marco ^a   Held, Matthias ^a   Triponez, Yann ^a   Turlings, Ted C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Cotesia marginiventris; Herbivore Induced Plant Volatiles (HIPVs); Host location; Indole; Microplitis rufiventris; Parasitoids; Shikimic acid; Spodoptera littoralis; Tritrophic interactions; Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs); Zea mays

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE; SHIKIMIC ACID;

ACID; ATTRACTANT; BIOASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; LARVA; MAIZE; ODOR; OLFACTION; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; PREDATOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MAIZE; MOTH; ODOR; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VOLATILIZATION; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDOLES; MOTHS; ODORS; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES; SHIKIMIC ACID; VOLATILIZATION; WASPS; ZEA MAYS;

COTESIA MARGINIVENTRIS; MICROPLITIS RUFIVENTRIS; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; VESPOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33845483144     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9196-7     Document Type: Article

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