The insect integument is covered by cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) which provide
protection against environmental stresses, but are also used for communication. Here we …

The estimation of the minimum time since death is one of the main applications of forensic
entomology. This can be done by calculating the age of the immature stage of …

The ontogeny of the cuticular hydrocarbons of three dipterans of importance to forensic
entomology, Calliphora vomitoria (Linné), Calliphora vicina (Robineau‐Desvoidy) and …

The cuticular hydrocarbons of female Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Aedes
aegypti (L.) mosquitoes were analyzed before and after they mated. In An. gambiae, the …

Cuticular hydrocarbons from tiny pieces of insect cuticle can be analyzed directly by gas
chromatography without solvent. The cuticle, sealed in a glass capillary, is introduced into …

Gas chromatography with flame-ionization detection was used to measure the time-
associated, quantitative changes in the cuticular hydrocarbons of female Aedes aegypti (L.) …

Complex courtship has been well documented in the Diptera. However, studies have
focused on a limited number of taxa and mostly using lab populations, where behavior can …

The cuticular hydrocarbons from adult Phormia regina (Meigen) were characterized by gas
chromatography–mass spectrometry. Both sexes had similar components in nearly identical …

In many animals, there is a prolonged pre-reproductive period prior to sexual maturity. To
avoid premature mating attempts, it is common for phenotypic changes to occur during this …

The mating efficiencies (the percentage of females inseminated by males) of field-collected
and laboratory-colonized Aedes triseriatus (Say)(Diptera: Culicidae) female mosquitoes …