More about the role of 2,6-dichlorophenol in tick courtship: identification and olfactometer bioassay in Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus

This study aimed to identify 2,6-dichlorophenol (2,6-DCP) in Amblyomma cajennense and to evaluate its role in A. cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus courtship. Hexanic extract from attractive females was purified by solid phase extraction and the phenol was identified by the single ion monitorin...

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Main Authors: Carla Cristina Braz Louly, Diana da Nóbrega Silveira, Sara Fernandes Soares, Pedro Henrique Ferri, Ariane Carla Campos de Melo, Lígia Miranda Ferreira Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000100009