7-methylheptacosane is a major component of the contact sex pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-216

  Lacey, Emerson S ^a,b   Ginzel, Matthew D ^a,c   Millar, Jocelyn G ^b   Hanks, Lawrence M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbon; Mate recognition; Mating behaviour; Methylalkane; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA; BEETLE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CUTICLE; HYDROCARBON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LABORATORY METHOD; MATE RECOGNITION; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEX PHEROMONE; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; NEOCLYTUS ACUMINATUS;

EID: 50849100690     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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