Biosynthetic pathways of the pheromone of the Egyptian armyworm Spodoptera littoralis

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-290

  Muñoz, Lourdes ^a   Rosell, Gloria ^b   Quero, Carmen ^a   Guerrero, Angel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Biosynthetic enzymes; Egyptian armyworm; Inhibition; Pheromone production; Sex pheromone; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; MOTH; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEX PHEROMONE;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 56649109498     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00645.x     Document Type: Review

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