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J Chem Ecol

Title:		"Courtship pheromone production and body size as correlates of larval diet in males of the arctiid moth,Utetheisa ornatrix"
Author(s):		Conner WE; Roach B; Benedict E; Meinwald J; Eisner T;
Address:		"Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Reynolda Station, Box 7325, 27109, Winston-Salem, North Carolina"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1990
Volume:		16
Issue:		2
Page Number:		543 - 552
DOI:		10.1007/BF01021785
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Hydroxydanaidal, the corematal courtship pheromone of maleUtetheisa ornatrix, shows pronounced quantitative variation in natural populations of the moth. Males that, as larvae, fed on seed-bearing rather than immature food plants (Crotalaria spectabilis orC. mucronata) produce higher levels of hydroxydanaidal. Such males also have higher systemic loads of pyrrolizidine alkaloid, the known metabolic precursor of hydroxydanaidal, whichUtetheisa sequester from their larval diet and which is concentrated in the seeds ofCrotalaria. Males raised on seed-bearing plants also achieve higher adult weight. In the context of sexual selection, therefore, femaleUtetheisa could, through assessment of male hydroxydanaidal levels, gauge both the alkaloid content and body weight of their suitors"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEConner, W E Roach, B Benedict, E Meinwald, J Eisner, T eng 1990/02/01 J Chem Ecol. 1990 Feb; 16(2):543-52. doi: 10.1007/BF01021785"