Methyl 6-Methylsalicylate: A Female-Produced Pheromone Component of the Parasitoid Wasp Spalangia endius

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1140-1147

  Nichols Jr , William J ^a   Cossé, Allard A ^b   Bartelt, Robert J ^b   King, Bethia H ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Hymenoptera; Methyl 6 methylsalicylate; Parasitoid wasp; Pteromalidae; Sex pheromones; Spalangia endius

Indexed keywords

METHYL 6 METHYLSALICYLATE; METHYL 6-METHYLSALICYLATE; PHEROMONE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARASITOID; SEX PHEROMONE; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; WASP;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYMENOPTERA; PHEROMONES; SALICYLATES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; PTEROMALIDAE; SPALANGIA ENDIUS;

EID: 77957961630     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9855-6     Document Type: Article

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