An antiaphrodisiac in Heliconius melpomene butterflies

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-93

  Schulz, Stefan ^a   Estrada, Catalina ^b   Yildizhan, Selma ^a   Boppré, Michael ^c   Gilbert, Lawrence E ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiaphrodisiacs; Fatty acid esters; Heliconius; Labeled pheromone; Ocimene; Pheromone biosynthesis; Pheromones; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

HELICONIUS; HELICONIUS ERATO; HELICONIUS MELPOMENE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

ALKENE; BETA-OCIMENE; ESTER; OCIMENE; PHEROMONE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SCENT GLAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ABDOMEN; ALKENES; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ESTERS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; ODORS; PHEROMONES; SCENT GLANDS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 44449145635     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-007-9393-z     Document Type: Article

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