ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Sex pheromone
;
pheromone emission rate
;
calling behavior
;
pheromone gland content
;
Arctiidae
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary In two arctiid species,Holomelina lamae andH. aurantiaca, which rhythmically extrude and retract their abdominal tips during pheromone emission, pheromone glands contain up to three orders of magnitude more of the major component than in most Lepidoptera examined to date. Using an effluent collection technique, relatively high rates of pheromone emission were obtained from freely calling females. In contrast, volatilization rates from forcibly extruded glands were about 25 times lower for both species, suggesting that pulsation of the gland functions to increase the release rate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01964837
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