Learning of plant volatiles by aphid parasitoids: Timing to learn

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Takemoto, Hiroyuki ^a   Kainoh, Yooichi ^b   Takabayashi, Junji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Developmental conditioning; Herbivore induced plant volatiles; Learning; Olfactory preference; Parasitic wasps

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; HEXAPODA; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 79952687756     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2010.548607     Document Type: Review

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