Alkyldimethylpyrazines in the defensive spray of phyllium westwoodii: A first for order phasmatodea

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 861-870

  Dossey, Aaron T ^a   Gottardo, Marco ^b   Whitaker, John M ^c   Roush, William R ^c   Edison, Arthur S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

^c Scripps Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

2,5 dimethyl 3 (2 methylbutyl)pyrazine; 2,5 dimethyl 3 (3 methylbutyl)pyrazine; 3 isobutyl 2,5 dimethylpyrazine; Chemical defense; Dimethyl alkylpyrazine; Glucose; Insect; Phasmatodea; Phasmid; Phylliidae; Phyllium westwoodii

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PHASMATODEA; PHYLLIIDAE; PHYLLIUM;

2,5 DIMETHYL 3 (2 METHYLBUTYL)PYRAZINE; 2,5 DIMETHYL 3 (3 METHYLBUTYL)PYRAZINE; 2,5-DIMETHYL-3-(2-METHYLBUTYL)PYRAZINE; 2,5-DIMETHYL-3-(3-METHYLBUTYL)PYRAZINE; 3 ISOBUTYL 2,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; 3-ISOBUTYL-2,5-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PYRAZINES;

EID: 73849095996     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9666-9     Document Type: Article

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