Title: | "Geranial: the alarm pheromone in the nymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothrus palustris" |
Author(s): | Shimano S; Sakata T; Mizutani Y; Kuwahara Y; Aoki J; |
Address: | "Department of Soil Zoology, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Yokohama National University, Japan. satoshis@affrc.go.jp" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The presence of an alarm pheromone was demonstrated in the deutonymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothruspalustris (C. L. Koch). The active principle was identified as 3,7-dimethyl-(E)-2,6-octadienal, geranial, and was shown to be active at doses of 10-100 ng. This is the first such pheromone identified in oribatid mites" |
Keywords: | Acyclic Monoterpenes Animals Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Isomerism Larva/growth & development Mites/chemistry/*metabolism Monoterpenes/chemistry/isolation & purification/*metabolism/pharmacology Nymph/chemistry/metabolism Pheromones/chemistry/*me; |
Notes: | "MedlineShimano, Satoshi Sakata, Tomoyo Mizutani, Yoshikatsu Kuwahara, Yasumasa Aoki, Jun-ichi eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2002/11/27 J Chem Ecol. 2002 Sep; 28(9):1831-7. doi: 10.1023/a:1020517319363" |