Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of a cuban population of the sweet potato weevil to its sex pheromone

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2177-2190

  Sureda, Tania ^a   Quero, Carmen ^a   Bosch, Ma Pilar ^a   Avilés, Rubén ^b   Coll, Francisco ^c   Renou, Michel ^d   Guerrero, Ángel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical Alejandro de Humboldt (INIFAT)   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cylas formicarius elegantulus; Electrophysiological activity; Field tests; Identification; Olfactometer bioassay; Sex pheromone; Sweet potato weevil; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CYLAS FORMICARIUS; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CUBA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SWEET POTATO; SYNTHESIS; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEEVIL;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CUBA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTERIFICATION; FEMALE; IPOMOEA BATATAS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; TIME FACTORS; WEEVILS;

EID: 39049187492     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9138-4     Document Type: Article

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