The importance of chemosensory clues in Aguaruna tree classification and identification

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Jernigan, Kevin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE;

PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BARK; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOBOTANY; FRUIT; HUMAN; ODOR; PERU; PLANT; TREE;

ETHNOBOTANY; FRUIT; HUMANS; ODORS; PERU; PHEROMONES; PLANT BARK; PLANTS, EDIBLE; TREES;

EID: 44949148099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-12     Document Type: Article

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