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. 1968 Feb 23;159(3817):889-91.
doi: 10.1126/science.159.3817.889.

Brevicomin: principal sex attractant in the frass of the female western pine beetle

R M Silverstein, R G Brownlee, T E Bellas, D L Wood, L E Browne

Brevicomin: principal sex attractant in the frass of the female western pine beetle

R M Silverstein et al. Science. .

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.

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