Trace chemicals: the essence of sexual communication systems in Heliothis species
Analysis of heptane-soluble compounds from ovipositors of Heliothis zea and Heliothis virescens shows that both species produce relatively large amounts of (Z)-11-hexadecenal, with traces of (Z)-9-hexadecenal, (Z)-7-hexadecenal, and hexadecanal. Heliothis virescens females differ from Heliothis zea...
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Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 204; no. 4399; pp. 1328 - 1330 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Association for the Advancement of Science
22.06.1979
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