| Title: | The male abdominal glands of Leucophaea maderae: chemical identification of the volatile secretion and sex pheromone function |
| Author(s): | Farine JP; Sirugue D; Abed-Vieillard D; Everaerts C; Le Quere JL; Bonnard O; Brossut R; |
| Address: | "CNRS, UMR 5548, Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Bourgogne, 6 Bd. Gabriel, 21000, Dijon, France. jean-pierre.farine@u-bourgogne.fr" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-006-9224-7 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In Leucophaea maderae, male calling behavior involves the release of a sex pheromone from the abdominal sternal glands. An extract of sternal glands attracted conspecific females over a distance. The compounds present were identified as hydroxy-3-butan-2-one, (2R, 3R)-butanediol, senecioic acid, and (E)-2-octenoic acid. The same components are also present in male tergal glands. The identified compounds were tested on their own and in mixtures. Their biological function is discussed" |
| Keywords: | Animals Cockroaches/*physiology Female Male Scent Glands/*physiology Sex Attractants/*chemistry/*physiology Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineFarine, Jean-Pierre Sirugue, Daniel Abed-Vieillard, Dehbia Everaerts, Claude Le Quere, Jean-Luc Bonnard, Odile Brossut, Remy eng Comparative Study 2007/01/04 J Chem Ecol. 2007 Feb; 33(2):405-15. doi: 10.1007/s10886-006-9224-7. Epub 2007 Jan 3" |
