Emission of oilseed rape volatiles after pollen beetle infestation; behavioural and electrophysiological responses in the parasitoid Phradis morionellus

Chemoecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-207

  Jönsson, Martin ^a   Anderson, Peter ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Induced defence; Meligethes aeneus; Phradis morionellus; Plant volatiles; Semiochemicals; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE; COLEOPTERA; MELIGETHES; MELIGETHES AENEUS; PHRADIS;

EID: 40149107276     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-007-0379-7     Document Type: Article

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