Olfactory orientation responses by walking female Ips paraconfusus Bark beetles. I: Chemotaxis assay

Gas-liquid chromatography of the air within the arena developed for this assay showed that a concentration gradient was established. Turning rate and the number of beetles that reached the source increased, and heading with respect to the source decreased, in the presence of pheromone. Responses of...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1989, Vol.15 (1), p.3-24
Main Authors: AKERS, R. P, WOOD, D. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Scolytidae
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Summary:Gas-liquid chromatography of the air within the arena developed for this assay showed that a concentration gradient was established. Turning rate and the number of beetles that reached the source increased, and heading with respect to the source decreased, in the presence of pheromone. Responses of beetles that did and did not reach the source were significantly different, but within each group there were no significant differences among dosages.
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF02027770