Rapid Identification of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons Using Gas Chromatography-Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometry

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-427

  Kroiss, Johannes ^a   Svatoš, Aleš ^a   Kaltenpoth, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerceris arenaria; Chemical ionization; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Drosophila melanogaster; Ion trap; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ALKADIENE; ALKANE; ALKENE; HYDROCARBON;

DESICCATION; FLY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; WASP;

ALKADIENES; ALKANES; ALKENES; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; WASPS;

CERCERIS ARENARIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79955046942     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-011-9933-4     Document Type: Article

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