The Male-produced Sex Pheromone of the True Bug, Phthia picta, is an Unusual Hydrocarbon

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 814-824

  Soldi, Rafael A ^a   Rodrigues, Mauro A C M ^a   Aldrich, Jeffrey R ^b   Zarbin, Paulo H G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

5,9,17 Trimethylhenicosane; Coreidae; Heteroptera; Metathoracic scent gland; Phthia picta

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; SEX PHEROMONE;

ADULT; ATTRACTANT; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; CROP DAMAGE; FRUIT; HYDROCARBON; INSECT; MALE; SEX PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

BRAZIL;

COREIDAE; HETEROPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHTHIA PICTA;

EID: 84864379824     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0147-1     Document Type: Article

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