ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Glossina
;
pallidipes
;
tsetse fly
;
Diptera
;
Muscidae
;
pheromone
;
contact stimulant
;
branched alkane
;
13,23-dimethylpentatriacontane
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Adult maleG. pallidipes attempted to copulate with decoys treated with a branched paraffin obtained from laboratory-reared female flies. The compound causing maximal response was isolated and identified as 13,23-dimethylpentatriacontane. The synthesized compound elicited increasing responses with increasing doses. This sex- and species-specific compound was always present in physiological amounts in females, as it increased from 2 μg at emergence to 10 μg per female at 14 days. It was present in wild-caught females from a wide geographical range.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00988090
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