Phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis, response to alkylpyrazine analogs of a fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, alarm pheromone

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 939-944

  Sharma, Kavita ^a   Vander Meer, Robert K ^b   Fadamiro, Henry Y ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Ethyl 3,6 dimethyl pyrazine; Alarm pheromone; Alkylpyrazine analogs; Electroantennogram (EAG); Olfactometer; Pseudacteon tricuspis; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYL 3,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; 2 ETHYL 3,6 DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; 2-ETHYL-3,5-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; 2-ETHYL-3,6-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; PHEROMONE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ALKALOID; ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FLY; HOST LOCATION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PARASITOID; PHEROMONE; VENOM; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIPTERA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PHEROMONES; PYRAZINES;

BORGMEIER; PHORIDAE; PSEUDACTEON TRICUSPIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 79959868811     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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