Herbivore-induced maize leaf volatiles affect attraction and feeding behavior of Spodoptera littoralis caterpillars

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  von Mérey, Georg E ^a   Veyrat, Nathalie ^a   D'Alessandro, Marco ^a   Turlings, Ted C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Green leaf volatiles; Host plant suitability; Larval foraging behavior; Maize; Spodoptera littoralis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896722775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00209     Document Type: Article

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