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Identification and localization of volatile hairpencil components in maleAmauris ochlea butterflies (Danaidae)

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By gas-chromatography and mass-spectroscopy 7 volatile substances have been found on the abdominal hairpencils ofAmauris ochlea males. 6 substances have been identified. The spatial distribution of compounds is correlated to the 5 types of hairs comprising the scent organ.

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  1. R. L. Petty

    Present address: Marine Science Institute, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Cornell University, 14853, Ithaca, N. Y., USA

    R. L. Petty & J. Meinwald

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Verhaltens-physiologie, D-8131, Seewiesen, Germany

    M. Boppré & D. Schneider

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Acknowledgments. We thank our colleagues M. Kaib and P. Lounibos for their continous effort to supply us with danaids from Kenya. Support by a research grant from the National Institute of Health (AI 12020) is acknowledged with pleasure.

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Petty, R.L., Boppré, M., Schneider, D. et al. Identification and localization of volatile hairpencil components in maleAmauris ochlea butterflies (Danaidae). Experientia 33, 1324–1326 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920159

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