Identification by GC-EAD of the two-component trail-following pheromone of Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Prorhinotermitinae)

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 751-757

  Sillam Dussès, David ^a   Kalinová, Blanka ^a   Jiroš, Pavel ^a   Březinová, Anna ^a   Cvačka, Josef ^a   Hanus, Robert ^a   Šobotník, Jan ^a   Bordereau, Christian ^b   Valterová, Irena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

EAG; GC MS; Multicomponent pheromone; Termite

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

BIOASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHEROMONE; PHYLOGENETICS; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOPTERA; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ISOPTERA; PHEROMONES;

ISOPTERA; PRORHINOTERMES; PRORHINOTERMES SIMPLEX; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 67549101904     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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