Sex-Pairing Pheromone in the Asian Termite Pest Species Odontotermes formosanus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 566-575

  Wen, Ping ^a   Ji, Bao Zhong ^a   Liu, Shu Wen ^b   Liu, Cong ^c   Sillam Dussès, David ^d  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Administration Office of Dr Sun Yat sen's Mausoleum   (China)

^c IU CHEM Co Ltd   (China)

^d UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

(Z) dodec 3 en 1 ol; (Z,Z) dodeca 3,6 dien 1 ol; GC EAD; Isoptera; Macrotermitinae; Olfactometer; Pest; SPME; Sternal gland; Termitidae

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

BIOASSAY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; SEX PHEROMONE; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOPTERA; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOPTERA; MALE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ISOPTERA; MACROTERMITINAE; ODONTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 84861347438     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0111-0     Document Type: Article

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