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Abstract
The compounds (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid and its dimer, (R)-3-[(R)-3-hydroxybutyryloxy]-butyric acid, have been identified as sex pheromones of a spider. These compounds elicit web reduction behavior by males of Linyphia triangularis (Clerck) on the webs of unmated adult females.Entities:
Year: 1993 PMID: 17810206 DOI: 10.1126/science.260.5114.1635
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728