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. 1981 Jan;7(1):175-82.
doi: 10.1007/BF00988645.

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adults of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus

J E Baker  1 , D R Nelson
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Cuticular hydrocarbons of adults of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus

J E Baker et al. J Chem Ecol. 1981 Jan.

Abstract

The composition of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus (F.), was determined by using combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The hydrocarbons constituted 88% of the cuticular lipids and were composed of four homologous series of alkanes. Mono- and dimethyl branched-chain alkanes made up 83% of the hydrocarbon fraction.

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