Phenols as defensive secretion in a Malayan cockroach,Archiblatta hoeveni vollenhoven |
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| Authors: | U Maschwitz Y P Tho |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Fachbereich Biologie der J.W.-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M, 6000 Frankfurt/M, West Germany;(2) Forest Research Institute Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | A sternal abdominal defensive gland in adults of the Malayan cockroachArchiblatta hoeveni is described. It producesp-cresol and as a minor compound, phenol. When the animals are attacked, they eject the secretion as a spray that can be aimed in the direction of, the stimulus. The position, morphology, and chemistry of the gland support the taxonomic position ofArchiblatta within the Blattoidea. |
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| Keywords: | Archiblatta hoeveni cockroach abdominal defensive gland p-cresol phenol taxonomic position |
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