Lipids of the insect cuticle: origin, composition and function

Leaf Epicuticular Waxes

1967 • 2,662 citations

THE STRUCTURE OF THE LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE PHASES OF LIPID-WATER SYSTEMS

1962 • 853 citations

Fine Structure of Insect Epidermal Glands

1974 • 742 citations

Chemical Ionization in Mass Spectrometry*

1999 • 689 citations

Gas chromatographic characterization of organic substances in the retention index system.

1965 • 662 citations

Biochemistry of Insect Cuticle

1979 • 424 citations

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF INSECT HYDROCARBONS

1982 • 405 citations

Insect lipids and lipoproteins, and their role in physiological processes

1985 • 399 citations

Hydrocarbon constituents of the wax coatings of plant leaves: A taxonomic survey

1962 • 382 citations

Transpiration Through the Cuticle of Insects

1945 • 382 citations

Sex Attractant Pheromone of the House Fly: Isolation, Identification and Synthesis

1971 • 317 citations

PORE CANALS AND RELATED STRUCTURES IN INSECT CUTICLE

1961 • 281 citations

The chemical basis for sex recognition in Drosophila melanogaster

1982 • 278 citations

The structure and formation of the cuticulin layer in the epicuticle of an insect, Calpodes ethlius (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)

1966 • 254 citations

Determination of double bond position in monounsaturated fatty acid esters by mass spectrometry of their trimethylsilyloxy derivatives

1968 • 216 citations

THE STRUCTURE AND FORMATION OF THE INTEGUMENT IN INSECTS

1974 • 216 citations

The Physiology of the Cuticle and of Ecdysis in Rhodnius prolixus (Triatomidae, Hemiptera); with special reference to the function of the oenocytes and of the dermal glands

1933 • 216 citations

The Cuticular Lipoids of Insects

1945 • 211 citations

The Evaporation of Water from the Cockroach

1935 • 206 citations

THE WATER RELATIONS OF INSECT CUTICLE

1961 • 205 citations

Wound Healing in an Insect (Rhodnius ProlixusHemiptera)

1937 • 192 citations

Rates of evaporation of water through compressed monolayers on water

1943 • 192 citations

CHEMISTRY OF THE INSECT CUTICLE

1974 • 190 citations

Long-Chain Methyl-Branched Hydrocarbons: Occurrence, Biosynthesis, and Function

1978 • 182 citations

The ultrastructure of the oenocytes in the moltiintermolt cycle of an insect

1969 • 181 citations

Chemical Mimicry in the Myrmecophilous Beetle Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis

1982 • 180 citations

A revised subfamily classification of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera)

1974 • 177 citations

The composition of beeswax and other waxes secreted by insects

1970 • 173 citations

CUTICULAR LIPIDS OF TERRESTRIAL PLANTS AND ARTHROPODS: A COMPARISON OF THEIR STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION, AND WATERPROOFING FUNCTION

1981 • 165 citations

The Active Transport and Passive Movement of Water in Insects

1964 • 160 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons ofReticulitermes virginicus (Banks) and their role as potential species- and caste-recognition cues

1982 • 160 citations

Insect Biology in the Future

1980 • 158 citations

Diacylglycerol-carrying lipoprotein of hemolymph of the locust and some insects.

1981 • 157 citations

Sex Pheromone of the Tsetse Fly: Isolation, Identification, and Synthesis of Contact Aphrodisiacs

1978 • 157 citations

Chemistry and biochemistry of insect waxes

1979 • 155 citations

Chemical Mimicry as an Integrating Mechanism: Cuticular Hydrocarbons of a Termitophile and Its Host

1980 • 152 citations

Lipid Transport: Biochemistry of Hemolymph Lipophorin

1985 • 150 citations

The structure of an epidermal cell during the development of the protein epicuticle and the uptake of molting fluid in an insect

1969 • 150 citations

The repair of wounds in the integument of insects

1966 • 149 citations

Epicuticular lipids of the desert tenebrionid beetle, Eleodes armata: Seasonal and acclimatory effects on composition

1977 • 143 citations

Permeability of Insect Cuticle to Water and Lipids

1965 • 143 citations

Determination of Normal Paraffins in C₂₀ to C₃₂ Paraffin Waxes by Molecular Sieve Adsorption. Molecular Weight Distribution by Gas-Liquid Chromatography

1962 • 140 citations

Synthesis and crystal spacings of certain long-chain paraffins, ketones and secondary alcohols

1931 • 133 citations

Structural lipids in the insect cuticle and the function of the oenocytes

1970 • 132 citations

The distribution of phenoloxidases and polyphenols during cuticle formation

1971 • 130 citations

Beeswax: Structure of the esters and their component hydroxy acids and diols

1971 • 130 citations

The Waterproofing Mechanism of Arthropods

1959 • 121 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of the eastern subterranean termite,Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

1978 • 120 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of the house fly, Musca domestica

1981 • 118 citations

Sclerotization and Tanning of the Cuticle

1985 • 117 citations

Mass spectra of methyl-branched hydrocarbons from eggs of the tobacco hornworm

1972 • 114 citations

The effect of wax components on cuticular transpiration-model experiments

1967 • 113 citations

The Effect of Temperature On the Waterproofing Mechanism of an INSECT

1958 • 112 citations

Identification of Mosquitoes of Anopheles gambiae Species Complex A and B by Analysis of Cuticular Components

1980 • 112 citations

Hydrogen atom transfer in mass spectrometric fragmentation patterns of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons

1968 • 110 citations

Normal and branched aliphatic hydrocarbons from the eggs of the tobacco hornworm

1970 • 109 citations

The Control of Water Loss in Desert Tenebrionid Beetles

1970 • 108 citations

Comparative analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons in the Drosophila virilis species group

1986 • 106 citations

The Structure and Deposition of the Cuticle in the Adult Mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera)

1948 • 106 citations

Diacylglycerol-carrying lipoprotein of hemolymph of the American cockroach: purification, characterization, and function

1981 • 105 citations

Biosynthesis of linoleic acid in a termite, cockroach and cricket

1982 • 103 citations

Diffusion of water through the arthropopd cuticle: Thermodynamic consideration of the transition phenomenon

1978 • 99 citations

Cuticular permeability of desert tenebrionid beetles: Correlations with epicuticular hydrocarbon composition

1978 • 99 citations

Synthesis and release of hydrocarbons by the oenocytes of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria

1975 • 98 citations

Effects of rearing temperature on cuticle permeability and epicuticular lipid composition in Drosophila pseudoobscura

1982 • 98 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of locusta, schistocerca, and Periplaneta, and their role in waterproofing

1976 • 98 citations

Application of methoxymercuration-demercuration followed by mass spectrometry as a convenient microanalytical technique for double-bond location in insect-derived alkenes

1980 • 97 citations

Insect cuticular hydrocarbons

1980 • 94 citations

Biosynthesis of wax in the honeybee, Apis mellifera L.

1980 • 93 citations

Re-analysis of the cuticular methylalkanes of Solenopsis invicta and S. richteri

1980 • 93 citations

The transport of water through monolayers of long-chain n-paraffinic alcohols

1964 • 92 citations

Cuticular Permeability and Epicuticular Lipid Composition in Two Arizona Vejovid Scorpions

1977 • 90 citations

Transport of hydrocarbons by the lipophorin of insect hemolymph

1982 • 89 citations

Fine Structure of the Cuticle of Insects and Other Arthropods

1982 • 88 citations

Inert dust insecticides: Part I. Mechanism of action

1944 • 87 citations

The cuticular lipids of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.)

1963 • 86 citations

Incorporation of labelled dietary n-alkanes into cuticular lipids of the grasshopper Melanoplus sanguinipes

1973 • 82 citations

Hydrocarbons of the American cockroach

1963 • 82 citations

The fine structure and deposition of the larval cuticle of the sheep blowfly (Lucilia Cuprina)

1970 • 81 citations

A 13C NMR study of methyl-branched hydrocarbon biosynthesis in the housefly.

1982 • 80 citations

Haemocytes and basement membrane formation in Rhodnius

1973 • 79 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects. VI. Cuticular lipids of the grasshoppers Melanoplus sanguinipes and Melanoplus packardii

1974 • 79 citations

Biosynthesis of the hydrocarbon components of the sex pheromone of the housefly, Musca domestica L.

1981 • 79 citations

Characterization of unsaturated hydrocarbons by mass spectrometry

1966 • 78 citations

Insect hydrocarbons

1980 • 76 citations

The Outer Layers of the Cuticle in the Cockroach Periplaneta americana and the Function of the Oenocytes

1950 • 76 citations

The Temperature and Humidity Relations of the Cockroach (Blatta Orientalis)

1933 • 76 citations

Seasonal effects on cuticular permeability and epicuticular lipid composition inCentruroides sculpturatus ewing 1928 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

1979 • 76 citations

Insect cuticular lipids

1985 • 74 citations

The resistance of epicuticular components of an insect to extraction with lipid solvents

1970 • 72 citations

Wax Secretion and Color Phases of the Desert Tenebrionid Beetle Cryptoglossa verrucosa (LeConte)

1979 • 71 citations

Differentiation between species of theAnopheles gambiaeGiles complex (Diptera: Culicidae) by analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons

1979 • 71 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects—III. The surface lipids of the aquatic and terrestrial life forms of the big stonefly, Pteronarcys californica newport

1969 • 70 citations

Transport of hydrocarbons by haemolymph lipophorin in Locusta migratoria

1984 • 68 citations

Physicochemical mechanisms for the removal of insect wax by means of finely divided powders

1961 • 68 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila virilis

1986 • 68 citations

The Cuticle and Wax Secretion in Calpodes ethlius (Lepidoptera, Hesperidae)

1960 • 67 citations

Methods of Measuring the Evaporation of Water from Animals

1935 • 67 citations

Normal and branched alkanes from cast skins of the grasshopper Schistocerca vaga (Scudder)

1975 • 67 citations

A developmental study of the cuticular hydrocarbons of Sarcophaga bullata

1975 • 64 citations

The Epicuticular Wax Layers of the Pupa ofTenebrio MolitorL.

1956 • 64 citations

Synthesis of wax in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

1964 • 64 citations

Cuticular lipids of adults and puparia of the Australian sheep blowfly Lucilia cuprina (Wied.)

1970 • 63 citations

Cuticular lipids of adult fleshflies, Sarcophaga bullata

1974 • 62 citations

Pupal and larval cuticle proteins of Drosophila melanogaster

1984 • 61 citations

The adult cuticular hydrocarbons of Tenebrio molitor L. and Tenebrio obscurus F. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1978 • 59 citations

The structure and development of a surface pattern on the cuticle of the green vegetable bug Nezara viridula

1969 • 59 citations

Incorporation of lipid into the epicuticle of Rhodnius (Hemiptera)

1975 • 59 citations

Estimation of the composition of the cuticular wax of the Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex Hald.

1960 • 58 citations

Paraffin Synthesis in the Oenocytes of the Desert Locust

1973 • 57 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects: II. Hydrocarbons of the cockroachesPeriplaneta australasiae, Periplaneta brunnea andPeriplaneta fuliginosa

1970 • 56 citations

Sclerotin and lipid in the waterproofing of the insect cuticle

1985 • 55 citations

Cuticle: Ecological Significance

1984 • 55 citations

Wax production by coccinellid larvae (Coleoptera)

1979 • 55 citations

Insect hydrocarbons

1978 • 55 citations

PERMEABILITY OF INSECT CUTICLE

1974 • 55 citations

Cuticular lipids of the imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta and richteri

1975 • 55 citations

Water Vapor Exchange Kinetics in Insects and Acarines

1978 • 55 citations

The cuticular lipids of the larva of Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera)

1967 • 54 citations

Insect hemolymph lipophorin: A mechanism of lipid transport in insects

1982 • 53 citations

Transpiration, Temperature and Lipids in Insect Cuticle

1980 • 52 citations

Insect Intercellular Junctions: Their Structure and Development

1982 • 52 citations

Biosynthesis of fatty acids in the roach Eurycotis floridana

1964 • 52 citations

Mating-stimulant pheromone and cuticular lipid constituents of the little house fly,Fannia canicularis (L.)

1977 • 52 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of the tsetse flies Glossina morsitans morsitans, G. austeni and G. pallidipes

1986 • 51 citations

The alkanes of the ant, Atta colombica

1970 • 51 citations

A developmental study of the composition and biosynthesis of the cuticular hydrocarbons of Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

1983 • 51 citations

The Structure and Development of the Larval Cuticle of Diataraxia oleracea (Lepidoptera)

1950 • 51 citations

Biosynthesis of 2-methylalkanes in the crickets

1976 • 51 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects—IV. hydrocarbons of the cockroaches Periplaneta japonica and Periplaneta americana compared to other cockroach hydrocarbons

1972 • 50 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons and female sex pheromones of the rove beetle, Aleochara curtula (Goeze) (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae)

1987 • 50 citations

Epidermal cell development and control of cuticle deposition during the last larval instar of Manduca sexta

1978 • 49 citations

Characterization of cuticular proteins from the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria

1986 • 49 citations

Differentiation of anopheles culicifacies Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) sibling species by analysis of cuticular components

1986 • 48 citations

A further characterization of Drosophila cuticular monoenes using a mass spectrometry method to localize double bonds in complex mixtures

1985 • 48 citations

21. The evaporation of water through unimolecular films

1940 • 48 citations

The alkane constituents of some New Zealand plants and their possible taxonomic implications

1962 • 46 citations

Ultrastructure and chemical composition of the outer layers of the cuticle of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum (Harris)

1985 • 45 citations

The Hydrocarbons of Adult House Flies1

1962 • 45 citations

Cuticular lipids of larvae and adults of the cigarette beetle, Lasioderma serricorne

1979 • 45 citations

Wax Blooms in Tenebrionid Beetles of the Namib Desert: Correlations with Environment

1985 • 44 citations

The ultrastructure of developing wings in the giant silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia. I. Generalized epidermal cells

1972 • 43 citations

Cuticle ultrastructure with respect to the lipid waterproofing barrier

1982 • 43 citations

Interindividual Variation in Epicuticular Hydrocarbon Composition and Water Loss Rates of the Cicada Tibicen dealbatus (Homoptera: Cicadidae)

1984 • 43 citations

The transfer of lipid in insects from the epidermal cells to the cuticle

1985 • 43 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects: V. Cuticular wax esters of secondary alcohols from the grasshoppersMelanoplus packardii andMelanoplus sanguinipes

1972 • 43 citations

Extractable Surface Hydrocarbons of Workers and Drones of the GenusApis

1985 • 43 citations

Flux of free fatty acids among host tissues, ascites fluid, and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells

1974 • 42 citations

Wax secretion in non-diapausing and diapausing pupae of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

1975 • 42 citations

A 13C-NMR study of the biosynthesis of 3-methylpentacosane in the American cockroach

1981 • 42 citations

Hydrocarbon composition of the integument, fat body, hemolymph and diet of the tobacco hornworm

1971 • 41 citations

Structures of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis (Hagen)

1979 • 41 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects: I. Hydrocarbons ofLeucophae maderae andBlatta orientalis

1970 • 41 citations

Hydrocarbon biosynthesis in Periplaneta americana

1971 • 40 citations

The lipids of the common house cricket,Acheta domesticus L. I. Lipid classes and fatty acid distribution

1968 • 40 citations

The Deposition of the Third Instar Larval Cuticle of Calliphora erythrocephala

1954 • 40 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons from six species of tephritid fruit flies

1986 • 39 citations

Hydrocarbons of adult Tribolium castaneum hbst. and Tribolium confusum duv. (coleoptera: tenebrionidae)

1978 • 39 citations

Surface lipids of Drosophila melanogaster: comparison of the lipids from female and male wild type and sex-linked yellow mutant

1981 • 39 citations

Cuticular water loss in the smokybrown cockroach, Periplaneta fuliginosa

1986 • 38 citations

The role of the epidermal cells in moulding the surface pattern of the cuticle in Rhodnius (hemiptera)

1973 • 38 citations

Some aphid waxes, their form and function (Homoptera: Aphididae)

1983 • 38 citations

Oxygen consumption, water loss and cuticular lipids of high and low elevation populations of the grasshopper Aeropedellus clavatus (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

1985 • 38 citations

Fatty acid composition of the diet and larvae and biosynthesis of fatty acids from 14C-acetate in the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni

1968 • 37 citations

La formation des canaux cuticulaires chez l'adulte de Tenebrio molitor L. étude ultrastructurale et remarques histochimiques

1971 • 37 citations

Comparison of the unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbons of male and female house crickets, Acheta domesticus (L.) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)

1980 • 37 citations

Biosynthesis of hydrocarbons in insects: Succinate is a precursor of the methyl branched alkanes

1980 • 37 citations

Separation of female Psychodopygus wellcomei and P. complexus (Diptera: Psychodidae) by cuticular hydrocarbon analysis.

1986 • 37 citations

Critical temperature and changes in cuticular lipids in the rabbit tick, Haemaphysalis leporispalustris

1974 • 36 citations

Fatty acid biosynthesis in the silkmoth, Hyalophora cecropia

1969 • 36 citations

Stimulation of hydrocarbon biosynthesis by ecdysterone in the flesh fly Sarcophaga bullata

1975 • 35 citations

Developmental changes in cuticular lipids of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus megatoma

1979 • 35 citations

The Thickness of Some Insect Epicuticular Wax Layers

1960 • 34 citations

Ester components of aggregation pheromone ofDrosophila virilis (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

1985 • 34 citations

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of spin-labelled cuticle of Centruroides sculpturatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae): Correlation with thermal effects on cuticular permeability

1979 • 34 citations

Identification of two West African black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of the Simulium damnosum species complex by analysis of cuticular paraffins.

1981 • 33 citations

Hydrocarbon Synthesis in the American Cockroach

1969 • 33 citations

Mating stimulant pheromone and cuticular lipid constituents ofFannia pusio (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae)

1978 • 33 citations

Hydrocarbons in the surface lipids of pupal tobacco budworms, Heliothis virescens

1978 • 33 citations

Hydrocarbon constituents of the Argentine ant, Iridomyrmex humilis

1973 • 33 citations

Identification of the major constituents of the crystalline powder covering the larval cuticle of Samia cynthia ricini (Jones)

1965 • 32 citations

The hormonal control of wax secretion in an insect, Calpodes ethlius Stoll (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)

1965 • 32 citations

Hydrocarbon accumulation and lipid biosynthesis during larval development in the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni

1986 • 32 citations

A contact mating pheromone in the biting midge, Culicoides melleus

1978 • 32 citations

Value of cuticular and internal hydrocarbons for the identification of larvae ofAnopheles gambiaeGiles,Anopheles arabiensisPatton andAnopheles melasTheobald

1983 • 32 citations

Biosynthesis of internally branched monomethylalkanes in the cockroach Periplaneta fuliginosa

1976 • 31 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of gregarious and solitary locustsLocusta migratoria cinerascens

1986 • 31 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of Tribolium castaneum: Effects of the food additive tricalcium phosphate

1978 • 31 citations

Mating stimulant pheromone and cuticular lipid constituents ofFannia femoralis (Stein) (Diptera: Muscidae)

1978 • 31 citations

Structure of the cuticle of the common house cricket with reference to the location of lipids

1983 • 30 citations

Characterization and distribution of the hydrocarbons found in diapausing pupae tissues of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.)

1981 • 30 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of four species of colorado hymenoptera

1981 • 29 citations

Biosynthesis of medium chain fatty acids in Drosophila melanogaster

1984 • 29 citations

Two populations of Phlebotomus ariasi in the Cévennes focus of leishmaniasis in the south of France revealed by analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons

1987 • 29 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adult Cylindrinotus laevioctostriatus (Goeze) and Phylan gibbus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1981 • 29 citations

Hydrocarbon and other lipid constituents of the bull ant, Myrmecia gulosa

1970 • 28 citations

Histochemical and biochemical investigations concerning the function of larval oenocytes of Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera, Insecta)

1980 • 28 citations

Incorporation of [2,3-13C]succinate into methyl-branched alkanes in a termite

1980 • 28 citations

Epicuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila pseudoobscura (Diptera; Drosophilidae) Identification of unusual alkadiene and alkatriene positional isomers

1985 • 28 citations

The epicuticular lipids of Triatoma infestans—II. Hydrocarbon dynamics

1985 • 28 citations

Hydrocarbons of adult onymacris plana (péringuey) and onymacris rugatipennis (HAAG) (coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1982 • 27 citations

The Fine Structure of Insect Glands Secreting Waxy Substances

1984 • 27 citations

Epicuticular Wax1 Secretion in Diapause and Non-diapause Pupae of the Bertha Army worm3

1979 • 27 citations

Selectivity in Junctional Coupling between Cells of Insect Tissues

1982 • 27 citations

Components of Evaporative Water Loss in the Desert Tenebrionid Beetles Eleodes armata and Cryptoglossa verrucosa

1983 • 26 citations

Olefins as major components of epicuticular lipids of three Sitophilus weevils

1984 • 26 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects—VII Cuticular hydrocarbons of the crickets Achet a domesticus, gryllus pennsylvanicus and Nemobius fasciatus

1976 • 26 citations

The female sex pheromone of the staphylinid beetle, Aleochara curtula

1978 • 26 citations

Hydrocarbon constituents of three species of dolichoderine ants

1983 • 26 citations

Hydroxylation of n-alkanes to secondary alcohols and their esterification in the grasshopper Melanoplussanguinipes

1973 • 25 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects—IX. Surface lipids of the grasshoppers Melanoplus bivittatus, melanoplus femurrubrum and Melanoplus dawsoni

1981 • 25 citations

THE FINE STRUCTURE OF THE WAX GLAND OF THE HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA L.)

1976 • 25 citations

The major hydrocarbon of a cockroach cuticular wax

1969 • 24 citations

Distribution of lipid in the lamellate endocuticle of Rhodnius prolixus (hemiptera)

1975 • 24 citations

Sex pheromone of the stable fly: Evaluation of methyl- and 1,5-dimethylalkanes as mating stimulants

1977 • 24 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of the milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus by age and sex

1983 • 24 citations

Cricket Cuticle Water Relations: Permeability and Passive Determinants of Cuticular Water Content

1986 • 23 citations

A novel micro-technique for the analysis of the cuticular hydrocarbons of insects

1985 • 23 citations

Biosynthesis of (Z,Z)‐6,9‐heptacosadiene in the American cockroach

1981 • 23 citations

Resistance to desiccation and starvation of two species of Brachinus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from southeastern Arizona

1986 • 22 citations

Component Permeabilities and Water Contents in Periplaneta Integument: Role of the Epidermis Re-Examined

1985 • 22 citations

Cuticular lipids of larvae of Attagenus megatoma

1978 • 22 citations

Secretion of Wax through the Cuticle of Insects

1959 • 22 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adults of the cowpea weevil,Callosobruchus maculatus

1981 • 22 citations

Cuticular lipid constituents of cabbage seedpod weevils and host plant oviposition sites as potential pheromones

1980 • 22 citations

The enzymatic synthesis of wax esters by a microsomal preparation from the honeybee Apis mellifera L.

1979 • 21 citations

The effect of waxes and inorganic powders on the transpiration of water through celluloid membranes

1944 • 21 citations

Hydrocarbons from males, females, and larvae of pecan weevil:Curculio caryae (Horn)

1975 • 21 citations

Identification of adults of the Simulium damnosum complex using hydrocarbon analysis.

1985 • 21 citations

Inert dust insecticides: Part II. The nature of effective dusts

1944 • 21 citations

Paraffin tubules secreted by the cuticle of an insect Epipyrops anomala (Epipyropidae: Lepidoptera)

1974 • 21 citations

Hydrocarbons of Metriopus depressus (Haag) and Renatiella scrobipennis (Haag) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1984 • 21 citations

Evidence Against Hormonal Control of Integumentary Water Loss in Periplaneta Americana

1986 • 20 citations

Inhibition of hydrocarbon biosynthesis in the housefly by 2‐Octadecynoate

1986 • 20 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of the yellowheaded spruce sawfly, Pikonema alaskensis

1984 • 20 citations

CUTICLE WATER RELATIONS: TOWARDS A NEW CUTICLE WATERPROOFING MODEL

1980 • 20 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects: VIII. Alkanes of the mormon cricketAnabrus simplex

1976 • 20 citations

Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of water flux through the arthropod cuticle

1980 • 20 citations

Hydrocarbons of adult Physadesmia globosa (HAAG) and Stenocara gracilipes (HAAG) (coleoptera: tenebrionidae)

1982 • 20 citations

Novel surface lipids of diapausing Manduca sexta pupae. Long chain oxoalcohol esters of acetoacetic, hydroxybutyric, and acetic acids.

1984 • 19 citations

Re-analysis of the methylalkanes of the grasshoppers, Melanoplus differentialis, M. packardi and M. sanguinipes

1984 • 19 citations

The Chemical Composition of Cuticular Lipids from Dragonflies (Odonata)

1979 • 19 citations

Development, sex specificity, and site of production of aphrodisiac pheromones in Aleochara curtula

1986 • 19 citations

Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Colorado Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata say

1986 • 19 citations

Inert dust insecticides: Part III. The effect of dusts on stored products pests other than Calandra granaria

1944 • 18 citations

Mass spectral analysis of epicuticular in three Sitophilus weevils

1984 • 18 citations

On natural waxes. XIX. Complex esters of the wax of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.)

1971 • 17 citations

Wax chemistry of two stingless bees of the Trigonisca group (Apididae: Meliponinae)

1985 • 17 citations

Identification of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the horn fly and assays for attraction

1981 • 17 citations

The lipids of the common house cricket,Acheta domesticus L. III. Sterols

1968 • 17 citations

The wax-secreting glands of Eriocampa ovata L. (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae): ultrastructural observations and chemical composition of the wax

1983 • 17 citations

Water loss through the integument in the desiccation-sensitive mutant, Parched, of Drosophila melanogaster

1985 • 16 citations

Identification and Synthesis

1992 • 16 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adult Onymacris marginipennis (Brême) (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae)

1982 • 16 citations

Cuticular Lipids for Species Recognition of Mole Crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) I. Scapteriscus didactylus, Scapteriscus imitatus, and Scapteriscus vicinus

1984 • 16 citations

A comparison between the dermal glands in two insectsRhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera) andCalpodes ethlius (Lepidoptera)

1972 • 16 citations

Cuticular lipids for species recognition of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae): II. Scapteriscus abbreviatus, S. acletus, S. vicinus, S. sp., and Neocurtilla hexadactyla

1986 • 15 citations

Cuticular lipids of insects—X. Normal and branched alkanes from the surface of the grasshopper Schistocerca americana

1982 • 15 citations

THE TRANSITION PHENOMENON IN RELATION TO THE PENETRATION OF WATER THROUGH THE CUTICLE OF AN INSECT, CENOCORIXA EXPLETA (HUNGERFORD)

1966 • 15 citations

Long chain oxoaldehydes and oxoalcohols from esters as major constituents of the surface lipids of Manduca sexta pupae in diapause.

1984 • 14 citations

On natural waxes. XVIII. Simple alkyl esters of the wax of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L).

1971 • 14 citations

Cuticular lipids of adults and nymphal exuviae of the desert cicada, Diceroprocta apache (homoptera, Cicadidae)

1980 • 14 citations

The cuticular lipids of the walkingstick, Diapheromera femorata (Say)

1981 • 13 citations

Chemical Methods (Lipids)

1980 • 13 citations

Alkanes from surface lipids of sunflower stem weevil,Cylindrocopturus adspersus (LeConte)

1984 • 13 citations

Hydrocarbons of adult Zophosis (Gyrosis) species and Zophosis (Onychosis) gracilipes (Deyrolle) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1984 • 13 citations

Temperature and the transpiration of water through the insect cuticle

1986 • 13 citations

Dynamics of the wax bloom of a seasonal Namib Desert tenebrionid, Cauricara phalangium (Coleoptera: Adesmiini)

1984 • 13 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons and evaporative water loss in two tenebrionid beetles from the Namib Desert

1965 • 12 citations

The fatty acid composition of cuticle and fat body tissue from Tenebrio molitor (L.), Periplaneta americana (L.) and Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal)

1970 • 12 citations

A Passive Two Layer Permeability-Water Content Model for Periplaneta Cuticle

1985 • 12 citations

Epicuticular lipids of the desert tenebrionid beetle, Eleodes armata: Identification of the branched hydrocarbons

1980 • 12 citations

Use of computerized pattern recognition in the study of the cuticular hydrocarbons of imported fire ants

1985 • 12 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adult Blaps mucronata latereille (coleoptera: tenebrionidae)

1980 • 11 citations

Sex-Dependent Composition of Cuticular Lipids from the Beetle Rhagonycha fulva

1978 • 11 citations

Fatty acid composition of wild type and mutant Drosophila

1986 • 11 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adult Lepidochora discoidalis Gebien and Lepidochora eberlanzi Koch (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

1985 • 11 citations

The composition of hydrocarbons of the larvae of the khapra beetles Trogoderma granarium

1986 • 11 citations

Chemistry and possible roles of cuticular alcohols of the larval atlas moth

1982 • 10 citations

Polyunsaturated hydrocarbons in the stable fly

1985 • 10 citations

The chemical nature of the outer epicuticle from Lucilia cuprina larvae

1986 • 10 citations

Cuticulogenesis correlated with ultrastructural changes in oenocytes and epidermal cells in the late cockroach embryo

1985 • 9 citations

Identity and variation of hexane soluble cuticular components produced by the acacia ant Pseudomyrmex ferruginea

1987 • 9 citations

Differences in the amounts of two major cuticular esters in males, females and nymphs of Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas) (Orthoptera, Acrididae).

1980 • 8 citations

Cuticular hydrocarbons of adult eurychora sp. (Coleoptera: tenebrionidae)

1985 • 8 citations

Revision of the Zophosini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Part 1. Introduction.

1980 • 8 citations

Major unsaturated cuticular hydrocarbons of the field crickets,Gryllus pennsylvanicus andNemobius fasciatus

1980 • 8 citations

Cuticular wax of Epilachna varivestis

1984 • 7 citations

Role of anterior sensory organs in the delayed pupation caused by wetting in the fleshfly, Sarcophaga peregrina

1986 • 6 citations

Analysis of exoskeleton triglycerides ofLeptinotarsa decemlineata say

1986 • 6 citations

Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations