Mate finding in the parasitic wasp cephalonomia tarsalis (Ashmead): More than one way to a female's heart

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 761-768

  Collatz, Jana ^a   Tolasch, Till ^a   Steidle, Johannes L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dodecanal; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Lauraldehyde; Mating strategy; Sex pheromone; Sexual kairomone

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COCOON; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSPECIFIC; FECES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATE RECOGNITION; NATAL DISPERSAL; ODOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX PHEROMONE; WASP;

BETHYLIDAE; CEPHALONOMIA TARSALIS; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; SILVANIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATE CHOICE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PHEROMONES; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

EID: 70349567586     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9659-8     Document Type: Article

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