| Literature DB >> 17812262 |
T C Baker, R Nishida, W L Roelofs.
Abstract
A blend of ethyl trans-cinnamate, methyl 2-epijasmonate, methyl jasmonate, and (R)-(-)-mellein, identified from the hairpencils of male Oriental fruit moths, attracts sex pheromone-releasing females several centimeters away. The chemicals thereby duplicate the behavioral effect elicited by hairpencil-displaying males during courtship; the chemicals also produce the herbal scent emanating from the hairpencils.Entities:
Year: 1981 PMID: 17812262 DOI: 10.1126/science.214.4527.1359
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728