Male pheromone blend preference function measured in choice and no-choice wind tunnel trials with almond moths, Cadra cautella

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Allison, Jeremy D ^a   Cardé, Ring T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

almond moth; Cadra cautella; chemical communication; chemical ecology; Lepidoptera; mate choice; sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; MOTH; REPRODUCTION; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CADRA CAUTELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 37349084926     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.04.033     Document Type: Article

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