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J Med Entomol

Title:		Mating alters the cuticular hydrocarbons of female Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto and aedes Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Author(s):		Polerstock AR; Eigenbrode SD; Klowden MJ;
Address:		"Division of Entomology, University of Idaho, Moscow 83844-2339, USA"
Journal Title:		J Med Entomol
Year:		2002
Volume:		39
Issue:		3
Page Number:		545 - 552
DOI:		10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.545
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2585 (Print) 0022-2585 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The cuticular hydrocarbons of female Anopheles gambiae Giles sensu stricto and Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquitoes were analyzed before and after they mated. In An. gambiae, the proportions of the two cuticular hydrocarbon components, n-heneicosane and n-tricosane, were significantly reduced as the female aged and after it mated. There were no changes in the hydrocarbon composition of males after they mated. Hydrocarbon extracts from mated and unmated An. gambiae females as well as those from males caused a reduction in the rates of female insemination when they were applied to unmated females. Female Ae. aegypti showed significant changes in the proportions of n-heptadecane, n-pentacosane and n-hexacosane in their cuticles after mating. These data suggest that cuticular hydrocarbons may play some role in chemical communication during mosquito courtship"
Keywords:		"Aedes/*metabolism/physiology Animals Anopheles/*metabolism/physiology Biological Assay Female Hydrocarbons/*metabolism Male Sex Attractants/*metabolism *Sexual Behavior, Animal Time Factors;"
Notes:		"MedlinePolerstock, Addie R Eigenbrode, Sanford D Klowden, Marc J eng Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2002/06/14 J Med Entomol. 2002 May; 39(3):545-52. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.3.545"