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THE DEFENSIVE SECRETION OF A POLYDESMOID MILLIPEDE (DIPLOPODA)12

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

J. Weatherston  and
E. J. Gardiner
J. Weatherston
Affiliation:
Insect Pathology Research Institute, Canadian Forestry Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
E. J. Gardiner
Affiliation:
Insect Pathology Research Institute, Canadian Forestry Service, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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Abstract

Chemical studies utilizing colour tests, gas chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis have shown that hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde are constituents of the defensive secretion of the polydesmoid millipede Apheloria coriacea (Koch).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 105 , Issue 10 , October 1973 , pp. 1375 - 1376
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1973

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