Phenology of semiochemical-mediated host foraging by the western boxelder bug, boisea rubrolineata, an aposematic seed predator

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-70

  Schwarz, Joseph ^a   Gries, Regine ^a   Hillier, Kirk ^b,c   Vickers, Neil ^b   Gries, Gerhard ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acer negundo; Aposematism; Boxelder bugs; Boxelder trees; Heteroptera; Host foraging; Phenylacetonitrile; Plant defense; Rhopalidae; Seed predation; Semiochemicals

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

APOSEMATISM; DECIDUOUS TREE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HOST LOCATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; PHENOLOGY; SEED PREDATION; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

ACER; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NYMPH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLATILIZATION;

ACER; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HETEROPTERA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NYMPH; PHEROMONES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEASONS; SEEDS; SEX FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; BOISEA RUBROLINEATA; HETEROPTERA; LEPTOCORIS TRIVITTATUS; RHOPALIDAE;

EID: 59449099221     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-008-9575-3     Document Type: Article

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