Behavioral and electroantennographic responsiveness of adult butterflies of six nymphalid species to food-derived volatiles

Chemoecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-234

  Ômura, Hisashi ^a   Honda, Keiichi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antennal sensitivity; Food selection; Nymphalidae; Olfactory sense; Proboscis extension reflex

Indexed keywords

ARGYREUS HYPERBIUS; HYPOLIMNAS BOLINA; KANISKA CANACE; NYMPHALIDAE; NYMPHALIS XANTHOMELAS; PAPILIONOIDEA; VANESSA CARDUI; VANESSA INDICA;

EID: 77349104077     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-009-0024-8     Document Type: Article

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