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Title:		Trace chemicals: the essence of sexual communication systems in heliothis species
Author(s):		Klun JA; Plimmer JR; Bierl-Leonhardt BA; Sparks AN; Chapman OL;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1979
Volume:		204
Issue:		4399
Page Number:		1328 - 1330
DOI:		10.1126/science.204.4399.1328
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Analysis of heptane-soluble compounds from ovipositors of Heliothis zea and Heliothis virescens shows that both species produce relatively large amounts of (Z)-11-hexadecenal, with traces of (Z)-9-hexadecenal, (Z)-7-hexadecenal, and hexadecanal. Heliothis virescens females differ from Heliothis zea in that they also produce trace amounts of tetradecanal, (Z)-9-tetradecenal, and (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-ol. In both species, trace compounds are essential to pheromonal activity and specificity of chemical signals"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEKlun, J A Plimmer, J R Bierl-Leonhardt, B A Sparks, A N Chapman, O L eng 1979/06/22 Science. 1979 Jun 22; 204(4399):1328-30. doi: 10.1126/science.204.4399.1328"