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Title:		Bark beetle conversion of a plant compound to a sex-specific inhibitor of pheromone attraction
Author(s):		Byers JA;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1983
Volume:		220
Issue:		4597
Page Number:		624 - 626
DOI:		10.1126/science.220.4597.624
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Both sexes of the bark beetle Dendroctonus brevicomis convert the (+) and (-) enantiomers of the tree terpene alpha-pinene to the corresponding enantiomers of trans-verbenol at about equal rates. (-)-trans-Verbenol inhibited the response of females, but not of males, to a mixture of attractive pheromone components. Since the female initiates the attack on a pine tree, (-)-trans-verbenol may play a role in reducing intraspecific competition for breeding areas"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEByers, J A eng 1983/05/06 Science. 1983 May 6; 220(4597):624-6. doi: 10.1126/science.220.4597.624"