2008 ESA Annual Meeting, November 16-19, 2008: Metamorphosis of Entomological Chemical Ecology: A Tribute to Wendell Roelofs: I

Metamorphosis of Entomological Chemical Ecology: A Tribute to Wendell Roelofs: I

Organizers:

Walter S. Leal , Coby Schal and Sonny Ramaswamy

Introductory Remarks

Chemical ecology and insect migration
Jeremy N. McNeil, University of Western Ontario

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Peptides, receptors and pheromone biosynthesis
Russell Jurenka, Iowa State University

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Desaturases: From sex attraction to self-eating
Gemma Fabrias, IIQAB Institut d'Investigacions Químiques i Ambientals de Barcelona, CSIC

Pheromone biosynthesis genes involved in sexual isolation in Drosophila
Claude Wicker-Thomas, Laboratoire Evolution, Génomes et Spéciation-CNRS

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A new look at a decade old question
Peter W. K. Ma, Mississippi State University

Break

Primitive arguments with an advanced chemical entomologist - or the other way around?
Christer Lofstedt, Lund University

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Fragrances to entice females: Ecological significance of male sex pheromones in insects
Ritsuo Nishida, Kyoto University

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The Phyllophaga makeover gallery: Studies from management to evolutionary biology are transformed by sex pheromone chemistry
Paul Robbins, Cornell University

The Pollination Syndrome: Successful cheating - another way to survive
Wittko Francke, University of Hamburg

Concluding Remarks

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