Pheromone communication channels in tortricid moths: Lower specificity of alcohol vs. acetate geometric isomer blends

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-230

  Witzgall, P ^a   Trematerra, P ^b   Liblikas, I ^c   Bengtsson, M ^a   Unelius, C R ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Lepidoptera; Mate recognition; Reproductive isolation; Sex pheromone; Synergist; Tortricidae

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; PHEROMONE;

ACETATE; ALCOHOL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOMETRY; MATE RECOGNITION; MOTH; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEX PHEROMONE; SYNERGISM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; MALE; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACETATES; ALCOHOLS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOTHS; PHEROMONES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 77951119704     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007485309990186     Document Type: Article

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