Use cuticular hydrocarbons as chemotaxonomic of the Pamphagidae Pamphagus elephas (Insecta, Orthoptera) of Algeria

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2011, Pages 151-156

  Bounechada, M ^a   Benia, F ^b   Aiouaz, M ^b   Bouharati, S ^b   Djirar, N ^b   Benamrani, H ^b  

^a FERHAT ABBAS UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbons; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Pamphagus elephas; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALGERIA; CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS; LONG CHAIN ALKANE; N-ALKANES; PAMPHAGUS ELEPHAS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARAFFINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS;

EID: 79959620937     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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