Dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide: so similar yet so different in evoking biological responses in saprophilous flies

Chemoecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 261-267

  Zito, Pietro ^a   Sajeva, Maurizio ^a   Raspi, Alfio ^b   Dötterl, Stefan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calliphoridae; DMDS; DMTS; Muscidae; Oligosulfides; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CALLIPHORA VICINA; CALLIPHORIDAE; HEXAPODA; LUCILIA SERICATA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; PROTOCALLIPHORA AZUREA;

EID: 84943014414     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: 14230445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-014-0169-y     Document Type: Article

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