Female attractiveness modulated by a male-derived antiaphrodisiac pheromone in a plant bug

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 937-943

  Brent, Colin S ^a   Byers, John A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiaphrodisiac; Lygus hesperus; Male accessory gland; Myristyl acetate; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPULATION; HOMOGENEITY; INSECT; MATING BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEST SPECIES; PHEROMONE; SPERMATOPHORE;

LYGUS ELISUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; LYGUS LINEOLARIS;

EID: 80054721870     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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