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Do Aphid Colonies Amplify their Emission of Alarm Pheromone?

When aphids are attacked by natural enemies, they emit alarm pheromone to alert conspecifics. For most aphids tested, (E)-β-farnesene (EBF) is the main, or only, constituent of the alarm pheromone. In response to alarm pheromone, alerted aphids drop off the plant, walk away, or attempt to elude pred...

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Autores principales: Hatano, Eduardo, Kunert, Grit, Bartram, Stefan, Boland, Wilhelm, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Weisser, Wolfgang W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18704588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9527-y