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J Insect Physiol

Title:		Pheromonal communication involved in courtship behavior in Diptera
Author(s):		Wicker-Thomas C;
Address:		"CNRS, NAMC, UMR8620, Bat. 446, Orsay F-91405, France. claude.wicker@u-psud.fr"
Journal Title:		J Insect Physiol
Year:		2007
Volume:		20070714
Issue:		11
Page Number:		1089 - 1100
DOI:		10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.07.003
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-1910 (Print) 0022-1910 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Sex pheromones are known for many dipteran species and play an important role in courtship behavior, together with visual, tactile, acoustic and other factors. Pheromones for a number of dipterans have been recently identified. This survey covers a number of species in all the families that have been studied. The review discusses diverse courtship behaviors in Diptera, with a special focus on the sex pheromones involved. In the Nematocera suborder, pheromones are volatile components, which act at a distance. They are derived from short-chain alkanes with acetoxy groups (Cecidomyidae) or terpenes (Psychodidae). In the Cyclorrhapha, pheromones may be volatile, derived from alkanes (Tephritidae) or terpenes (Agromyzidae), or non-volatile, unsaturated or methyl-branched hydrocarbons, which act by contact (the other subgenera). The behavioral roles and regulation of these pheromones are described, and their importance in species recognition is discussed"
Keywords:		"*Animal Communication Animals Diptera/*physiology Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineWicker-Thomas, Claude eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2007/08/21 J Insect Physiol. 2007 Nov; 53(11):1089-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2007.07.003. Epub 2007 Jul 14"