Inbreeding decreases upwind pheromone : mediated male flight and frequency in female calling behavior in a lab culture of the pyraloid moth Plodia interpunctella

Semiochemicals are chemicals used to communicate. Animals tend to use these e.g. to locate food sources or to find a suitable mate. In this study, the sex pheromone of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, was analysed. Since this is an economically important species, it is mass-reared in lab...

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Main Author: Heydorn, Per
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för naturvetenskap 2018
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-18555