Behavioral and electrophysiological responses of triatoma brasiliensis males to volatiles produced in the metasternal glands of females

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1212-1221

  Vitta, Ana C R ^a   Bohman, Björn ^b   Unelius, C Rikard ^b,c   Lorenzo, Marcelo G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

GC EAD; Heteroptera; Identification; Metasternal gland; Olfactometer; Pheromones; Reduviidae; Triatoma brasiliensis; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; INSECT; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEX PHEROMONE; TAXIS; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; ODOR; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; TRIATOMA; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; ORIENTATION; SEX ATTRACTANTS; TRIATOMA; VOLATILIZATION;

HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 76149102216     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9709-2     Document Type: Article

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