A male sex pheromone in a parasitic wasp and control of the behavioral response by the female's mating status

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2163-2169

  Ruther, Joachim ^a   Stahl, Lina M ^a   Steiner, Sven ^a   Garbe, Leif A ^b   Tolasch, Till ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 hydroxy 4 decanolide; Hymenoptera; Mating behavior; Nasonia vitripennis; Parasitic wasp; Parasitoid; Pteromalidae; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; MALE; PARASITE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; OVIPOSITION; PARASITES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PTEROMALIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 34347396424     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02789     Document Type: Article

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