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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Development of a bioluminescence assay for aldehyde pheromones of insects : II. Analysis of pheromone glands
Author(s):		Grant GG; Slessor KN; Szittner RB; Morse D; Meighen EA;
Address:		"Forest Pest Management Institute, Canadian Forestry Service, P6A 5M7, Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario, Canada"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1982
Volume:		8
Issue:		6
Page Number:		923 - 933
DOI:		10.1007/BF00987659
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Pheromone levels in the glands of individual female moths of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana), the western spruce budworm (C. occidentalis), the navel orangeworm (Amyelois transitella), and the corn earworm (Heliothis zea) were quantitively measured by means of a new bacterial bioluminescence assay specific for aldehydes. The sensitivity and rapidity of the bioluminescent assay enabled studies to be conducted on the dependence of the pheromone levels in the spruce budworm on age and the effect of photoperiod on the pheromone levels in the corn earworm. The bioluminescence assay provides a rapid and sensitive approach for studying aldehyde pheromone levels and their regulation in insects"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEGrant, G G Slessor, K N Szittner, R B Morse, D Meighen, E A eng 1982/06/01 J Chem Ecol. 1982 Jun; 8(6):923-33. doi: 10.1007/BF00987659"