Odour-mediated sexual attraction in nabids (Heteroptera: Nabidae)

In many insects, mate finding is mediated by volatile sex pheromones, but evidence in nabids is still fragmentary. The role of odour-mediated sexual attraction in two nabid species, Nabis pseudoferus and N. rugosus, was studied in a Y-tube olfactometer. Females of the two species were significantly...

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Main Authors: Steffen ROTH, Arne JANSSEN, Maurice W. SABELIS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2008-02-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200801-0022_Odour-mediated_sexual_attraction_in_nabids_Heteroptera_Nabidae.php