Pharmacophagy of methyl eugenol by males enhances sexual selection of Bactrocera carambolae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1272-1282

  Wee, Suk Ling ^a,d   Tan, Keng Hong ^b   Nishida, Ritsuo ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b Tan Hak Heng Co   (Malaysia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bactrocera carambolae; Coniferyl alcohol; Mating competition; Methyl eugenol; Volatile emission

Indexed keywords

CONIFERYL ALCOHOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EUGENOL; METHYLEUGENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEX PHEROMONE;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; FLY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE; MATE ATTRACTION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEPHRITIDAE;

ANIMALS; EUGENOL; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOLS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TEPHRITIDAE;

BACTROCERA CARAMBOLAE; BACTROCERA DORSALIS; DIPTERA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34249735786     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9295-0     Document Type: Article

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