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Ann N Y Acad Sci

Title:		Toward identifying sex pheromones in blue crabs: using biomarker targeting within the context of evolutionary chemical ecology
Author(s):		Kamio M;
Address:		"Neuroscience Institute and Department of Biology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, USA. mkamio@gsu.edu"
Journal Title:		Ann N Y Acad Sci
Year:		2009
Volume:		1170
Issue:
Page Number:		456 - 461
DOI:		10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03901.x
ISSN/ISBN:		1749-6632 (Electronic) 0077-8923 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Experimental approaches to identify sex pheromones of blue crabs are outlined. I describe how consideration of the ecological context of mating behavior can lead to the development of more reliable bioassays. I also describe chemical analyses that demonstrate differences in the chemical composition of urines from animals of different sex and maturity, which indicates the promise of using biomarker targeting in identifying sex pheromones"
Keywords:		"Animals;Animals *Biological Evolution Biomarkers/*analysis Chromatography, Liquid Crustacea/genetics/*physiology *Ecology Female Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Male Mass Spectrometry Sex Attractants/*analysis/chemistry Sexual Behavior, Animal;Neuroscience;"
Notes:		"MedlineKamio, Michiya eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. 2009/08/19 Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Jul; 1170:456-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03901.x"