Brevicomin: Principal Sex Attractant in the Frass of the Female Western Pine Beetle
- 23 February 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 159 (3817) , 889-891
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.159.3817.889
Abstract
The principal component of the sex attractant produced by the female western pine beetle (Dendrotonus brevicomis) is exo-7-ethyl-5-methyl-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane; the trivial name brevicomin is suggested.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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