Genetic analysis of benzoquinone production in Tribolium confusum

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1035-1044

  Yezerski, Ann ^a   Gilmor, Timothy P ^b   Stevens, Lori ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzoquinones; Defense compounds; Evolutionary adaptation; Genetic vs. environmental components; Tribolium

Indexed keywords

BENZOQUINONE; ETHYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; METHYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BEETLE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECRETION; TRIBOLIUM; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BENZOQUINONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRIBOLIUM; VARIATION (GENETICS);

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 3442893570     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000028465.37658.ae     Document Type: Article

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