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Title:		Scent organ development in creatonotos moths: regulation by pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Author(s):		Schneider D; Boppre M; Zweig J; Horsley SB; Bell TW; Meinwald J; Hansen K; Diehl EW;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1982
Volume:		215
Issue:		4537
Page Number:		1264 - 1265
DOI:		10.1126/science.215.4537.1264
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"7-Hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrolizine-1-carboxaldehyde is the major volatile component of the scent organs in males of two species of Creatonotos (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). The biosynthesis of this presumed pheromone depends on the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in plants that are ingested by the larvae. In addition, these secondary plant substances control the morphogenesis of the scent organs. This morphogenetic effect of an alkaloid has not been observed previously"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINESchneider, D Boppre, M Zweig, J Horsley, S B Bell, T W Meinwald, J Hansen, K Diehl, E W eng 1982/03/05 Science. 1982 Mar 5; 215(4537):1264-5. doi: 10.1126/science.215.4537.1264"