Mechanism and behavioral context of male sex pheromone release in Nasonia vitripennis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 416-421

  Steiner, Sven ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdomen dipping; Mate finding; Parasitic wasp; Pteromalidae; Sexual communication; Substrate borne

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXY 4 DECANOLIDE; 5-HYDROXY-4-DECANOLIDE; LACTONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CUE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LONGEVITY; MALE; MALE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SCENT MARKING; SEX PHEROMONE; SIGNALING; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTONES; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

HYMENOPTERA; NASONIA VITRIPENNIS; PTEROMALIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 67349211014     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9624-6     Document Type: Article

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