Journal of chemical ecology

Close-Range Attraction in Lygocoris pabulinus∥ L.)

FP Drijfhout, AT Groot

Index: Drijfhout, Falko P.; Groot, Astrid T. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2001 , vol. 27, # 6 p. 1133 - 1149

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Abstract

Abstract Males of the green capsid bug, Lygocoris pabulinus, exhibit a specific courtship behavior, ie, a vibration of the abdomen. When both live and dead females were offered to males, this vibration behavior was elicited in most of the males tested. When females were dissected into separate body parts, heads, wings, and legs elicited equal responses, while thorax plus abdomen elicited a much lower response. When separate body parts were ...