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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Intensification and prolongation of host searching inLeptopilina heterotoma (Thomson) (Hymenoptera: Eucoilidae) through a kairomone produced byDrosophila melanogaster
Author(s):		Dicke M; Van Lenteren JC; Boskamp GJ; van Voorst R;
Address:		"Department of Ecology, University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1985
Volume:		11
Issue:		1
Page Number:		125 - 136
DOI:		10.1007/BF00987611
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A chemical cue (kairomone) of the host, larvae ofDrosophila, was found to influence patch-time allocation of the parasiteLeptopilina heterotoma. This kairomone is soluble in water and chloroform. The kairomone was purified using thin-layer chromatography. The concentration of the kairomone increases with an increasing number of hosts. The parasites may use presence and concentration of the kairomone as cues to determine patch-time allocation"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEDicke, M van Lenteren, J C Boskamp, G J van Voorst, R eng 1985/01/01 J Chem Ecol. 1985 Jan; 11(1):125-36. doi: 10.1007/BF00987611"