Identification of multi-component trail pheromones in the most evolutionarily derived termites, the Nasutitermitinae (Termitidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  Sillam Dussès, David ^a,b   Sémon, Etienne ^a   Robert, Alain ^a   Cancello, Eliana ^c   Lenz, Michael ^d   ValterovÁ, Irena ^b   Bordereau, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

(3Z,6Z,8E) dodeca 3,6,8 trien 1 ol; Neocembrene; Species specificity; Trinervitatriene

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PHEROMONE; PHYLOGENETICS; TERMITE;

ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMITINAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 73349128740     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01348.x     Document Type: Article

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