Methyl Eugenol: Its Occurrence, Distribution, and Role in Nature, Especially in Relation to Insect Behavior and Pollination

Keng Hong Tan; Ritsuo Nishida

doi:10.1673/031.012.5601

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24 April 2012 Methyl Eugenol: Its Occurrence, Distribution, and Role in Nature, Especially in Relation to Insect Behavior and Pollination

Keng Hong Tan, Ritsuo Nishida

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J. of Insect Science, 12(56):1-60 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.5601

Abstract

This review discusses the occurrence and distribution (within a plant) of methyl eugenol in different plant species (> 450) from 80 families spanning many plant orders, as well as various roles this chemical plays in nature, especially in the interactions between tephritid fruit flies and plants.

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Keng Hong Tan and Ritsuo Nishida "Methyl Eugenol: Its Occurrence, Distribution, and Role in Nature, Especially in Relation to Insect Behavior and Pollination," Journal of Insect Science 12(56), 1-60, (24 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1673/031.012.5601

Received: 28 April 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 24 April 2012

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