ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Oviposition stimulants
;
Ideopsis similis
;
Danaidae
;
Tylophora tanakae
;
Asclepiadaceae
;
(+)-isotylocrebrine
;
(−)-7-demethyltylophorine
;
alkaloids
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Chemicals releasing oviposition by an Asclepiadaceae feeder,Ideopsis similis, were identified from a host plant,Tylophora tanakae. A strong positive response was evoked by a methanolic extract of the plant, which proved to contain multiple stimulants. A mixture of two phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids, (+)-isotylocrebrine and (−)-7-demethyltylophorine, isolated from organic fractions, elicited significant ovipositional responses from females.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01941275
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