Sex pheromone of the American warble fly, Dermatobia hominis: The role of cuticular hydrocarbons

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 636-646

  Gulias Gomes, Claudia Cristina ^a   Trigo, José Roberto ^b   Eiras, Álvaro Eduardo ^c  

^a Departamento de Parasitologia Animal   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Chemical communication; Cuticular hydrocarbons; EAG; GC MS; Methyl branched alkanes; Myiasis; Olfactometer

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

ADULT; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; FLY; HYDROCARBON; OLFACTORY CUE; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; LARVA; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; VOLATILIZATION;

DERMATOBIA; DERMATOBIA HOMINIS; DIPTERA; HYPODERMA; OESTRIDAE;

EID: 43449132653     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9473-8     Document Type: Article

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