| Title: | "2-Methylthiazolidine and 4-ethylguaiacol, male sex pheromone components of the cockroachNauphoeta cinerea (dictyoptera, blaberidae): A reinvestigation" |
| Author(s): | Sirugue D; Bonnard O; Le Quere JL; Farine JP; Brossut R; |
| Address: | "Zoologie UA CNRS 674, Universite de Bourgogne, 6 Bd. Gabriel, 21000, Dijon, France" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "InNauphoeta cinerea, male calling behavior is associated with sex pheromone release by the sternal glands. The male pheromone that attracts females from a distance is a mixture of 2-methylthiazolidine and 4-ethylguaiacol. It is active at very low concentrations, 0.05 and 0.01 ng, respectively. Two other compounds, 3-hydroxy-2-butanone and 2-methyl-2thiazoline, act at close range, keeping the female in the vicinity of the male. The function of the volatile pheromone and those of previously described contact pheromones are discussed in regard to their possible involvement in the establishment of male dominant-subordinate relationships" |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINESirugue, D Bonnard, O Le Quere, J L Farine, J P Brossut, R eng 1992/12/01 J Chem Ecol. 1992 Dec; 18(12):2261-76. doi: 10.1007/BF00984949" |
