« Previous AbstractRole of Litsea cubeba Essential Oil in Agricultural Products Safety: Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Applications    Next AbstractTowards chemical characterization of waterborne pheromone of amphipod crustaceanMicrodeutopus gryllotalpa »

J Chem Ecol

Title:		Responses of the amphipod crustaceanGammarus palustris to waterborne secretions of conspecifics and congenerics
Author(s):		Borowsky B;
Address:		"Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, New York Aquarium, Boardwalk at West 8 St., 11224, Brooklyn, New York"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1985
Volume:		11
Issue:		11
Page Number:		1545 - 1552
DOI:		10.1007/BF01012200
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A choice-test apparatus designed to mimic field conditions was employed to test for the presence of waterborne attractants in the amphipod crustaceanGammarus palustris. It was found that both males and females were attracted to secretions from all conspecifics, but not to the secretions of a sympatric congener. When given the choice of secretions from different types of conspecifics, males behaved differently than females. Males were attracted more often to receptive females' and females were attracted more often to males' secretions. In the field, then, it is likely that all conspecifics travel toward each other, then sort themselves into competent heterosexual couples. The results suggest that this apparatus can be employed in future studies to determine the chemical nature of these pheromones"
Keywords:
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEBorowsky, B eng 1985/11/01 J Chem Ecol. 1985 Nov; 11(11):1545-52. doi: 10.1007/BF01012200"