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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"(Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate, an aggregation pheromone inDrosophila simulans"
Author(s):		Schaner AM; Bartelt RJ; Jackson LL;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry, Montana State University, 59717, Bozeman, Montana"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1987
Volume:		13
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1777 - 1786
DOI:		10.1007/BF00980218
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Existence of a male-produced pheromone, which attracts both males and females in a wind-tunnel olfactometer, has been demonstrated inDrosophila simulans (Sturtevant). A pheromone component was identified as (Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate (Z11-18: Ac), also known ascis-vaccenyl acetate. The pheromone is synergized by food volatiles. In bioassay ca. 1/1000 of a mature male equivalent of Z11-18: Ac is attractive and activity increases with increased amounts of Z11-18: Ac. Flies do not begin responding to Z11-18: Ac until after they have been away from food for at least 2 hr. Z11-18: Ac is transferred from the male to the female during mating, and the female emits the majority of the transferred Z11-18: Ac within 6 hr after mating"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESchaner, A M Bartelt, R J Jackson, L L eng 1987/07/01 J Chem Ecol. 1987 Jul; 13(7):1777-86. doi: 10.1007/BF00980218"