The Male Abdominal Glands of Leucophaea maderae: Chemical Identification of the Volatile Secretion and Sex Pheromone Function |
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Authors: | Jean-Pierre Farine Daniel Sirugue Dehbia Abed-Vieillard Claude Everaerts Jean-Luc Le Quéré Odile Bonnard Remy Brossut |
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Affiliation: | (1) CNRS, UMR 5548, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Bd. Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France;(2) INRA, UMR 1129 FLAVIC, 17 Rue Sully, 86510, 21065 Dijon, France |
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Abstract: | In Leucophaea maderae, male calling behavior involves the release of a sex pheromone from the abdominal sternal glands. An extract of sternal glands attracted conspecific females over a distance. The compounds present were identified as hydroxy-3-butan-2-one, (2R, 3R)-butanediol, senecioic acid, and (E)-2-octenoic acid. The same components are also present in male tergal glands. The identified compounds were tested on their own and in mixtures. Their biological function is discussed. |
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Keywords: | Cockroach Dictyoptera Blaberidae Leucophaea maderae Hydroxy-3-butan-2-one (2,3)-Butanediol 3-Methyl-2-butenoic acid Senecioic acid (E)-2-Octenoic acid Sex pheromone Sexual behavior |
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