Species-specific hydrocarbon profiles of South African fig wasp communities (Hymenoptera : Chalcidoidea)

Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles of insects play roles in behavioural interactions within and between species, encompassing species-, colony- and mate-recognition. CHCs are largely genetically determined and are thus unique to...

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Main Author: Van der Merwe, Julia Frances
Other Authors: Wossler, Theresa C.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20359