The attraction of virgin female hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) to cadavers by a combination of decomposition odour and male sex pheromones

INTRODUCTION: The hide beetle Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) feeds as an adult and larva on decomposing animal remains and can also be found on human corpses. Therefore, forensic entomological questions with regard to when and how the first receptive females appear on carcasses are im...

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Autores principales: von Hoermann, Christian, Ruther, Joachim, Ayasse, Manfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22889339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-9-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502121/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22889339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-9-18

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