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- Bedard, W. D., P. E. Tilden, D. L. Wood, R. M. Silverstein, R. G. Brownlee, and J. O. Rodin. 1969. Western pine beetle: field response to its sex pheromone and a synergistic host terpene, myrcene . Science 164:1284-1285.
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- Borden, J. H., J. R. Handley, B. D. Johnston, J. G. MacConnell, R. M. Silverstein, K. N. Slessor, A. A. Swigar, and D. T. W. Wong. 1979. Synthesis and field testing of 4, 6, 6-lineatin, the aggregation pheromone of Trypodendron lineatum (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) . Journal of Chemical Ecology 5:681-689.
- Borden, J. H., J. R. Handley, J. A. McLean, R. M. Silverstein, L. J. Chong, K. N. Slessor, B. D. Johnston, and H. R. Schuler. 1980. Enantiomer-based specificity in pheromone communication by two sympatric Gnathotrichus species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) . Journal of Chemical Ecology 6:445-456.
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- Brownlee, R. G., and R. M. Silverstein. 1968. A micro-preparative gas chromatograph and modified carbon skelton determinator . Analytical Chemistry 40:2077-2079.
- Byrne, K. J., W. E. Gore, G. T. Pearce, and R. M. Silverstein. 1975. Porapak-Q collection of airborne organic compounds serving as models for insect pheromones . Journal of Chemical Ecology 1:1-7.
- Byrne, K. J., A. A. Swigar, R. M. Silverstein, J. H. Borden, and E. Stokkink. 1974. Sulcatol: Population aggregation pheromone in the scolytid beetle, Gnathotrichus sulcatus . Journal of Insect Physiology 20:1895-1900.
- Gore, W. E., G. T. Pearce, G. N. Lanier, J. B. Simeone, R. M. Silverstein, J. W. Peacock, and R. A. Cuthbert. 1977. Aggregation attractant of the European elm bark beetle, Scolytus multistriatus. Production of individual components and related aggregation behavior. Journal of Chemical Ecology 3(4):429-446.
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- Gore, W. E., G. T. Pearce, and R. M. Silverstein. 1976. Mass spectrometric studies of the dioxabicyclo (321) octanes multistriatin, frontalin, and exobrevicomin . Journal of Organic Chemistry 41:607-610.
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- Lanier, G. N., R. M. Silverstein, and J. W. Peacock. 1976. Attractant pheromone of the European elm bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus): isolation, identification, synthesis and utilization studies. Pages 149-175 in J. F. Anderson and H. K. Kaya (eds), Perspectives in forest entomology. Academic Press, New York. 428 p.
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- Peacock, J. W., A. C. Lincoln, J. B. Simeone, and R. M. Silverstein. 1971. Attraction of Scolytus multistriatus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) to virgin female produced pheromone in the field . Entomological Society of America, Annals 64:1143-1149.
- Peacock, J. W., R. M. Silverstein, A. C. Lincoln, and J. B. Simeone. 1973. Laboratory investigations of the frass of Scolytus multistriatus (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) as a source of pheromone . Environmental Entomology 2:355-359.
- Pearce, G. T., W. E. Gore, and R. M. Silverstein. 1976. Synthesis and absolute configuration of multistriatin . Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 41:2797-2803.
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- Smith, L. R., H. J. Williams, and R. M. Silverstein. 1978. Facile synthesis of optically active 2-ethyl-1,6-dioxaspiro [44] nonane, component of the aggregation pheromone of the beetle Pityogenes chalcographus (L) . Tetrahedron Letters 35:3231-3232.
- Stewart, T. E., E. L. Plummer, L. L. McCandless, J. R. West, and R. M. Silverstein. 1977. Determination of enantiomer composition of several bicyclic ketal insect pheromone components . Journal of Chemical Ecology 3:27-43.
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- Young, J. C., and R. M. Silverstein. 1975. Biological and chemical methodology in the study of insect communication. Pages 75-161 in D. G. Moulton, A. Turk, and J. W. Johnson, Jr. (eds.), Methods in Olfactory Research. Academic Press, London, New York, San Francisco. 497 p.
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- Millar, J. G., C. H. Zhao, G. N. Lanier, D. P. O'Callihan, M. Griggs, J. R. West, and R. M. Silverstein. 1986. Components of moribund American elm trees as attractants to elm bark beetles, Hylurgopinus rufipes and Scolytus multistriatus . Journal of Chemical Ecology 12:583-608.
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