Title: | Brevicomin: principal sex attractant in the frass of the female western pine beetle |
Author(s): | Silverstein RM; Brownlee RG; Bellas TE; Wood DL; Browne LE; |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.159.3817.889 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking) |
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" |
Keywords: | "Animals Bridged-Ring Compounds/*analysis/chemical synthesis Chromatography Coleoptera/*analysis Ethers, Cyclic Female Molecular Weight Pheromones/*analysis;" |
Notes: | "MedlineSilverstein, R M Brownlee, R G Bellas, T E Wood, D L Browne, L E eng 1968/02/23 Science. 1968 Feb 23; 159(3817):889-91. doi: 10.1126/science.159.3817.889" |