Is the Sex Communication of Two Pyralid Moths, Plodia interpunctella and Ephestia kuehniella, under Circadian Clock Regulation?
(2012) In Journal of Biological Rhythms 27(3). p.206-216- Abstract
- Females of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, and females of the Mediterranean flour month, Ephestia kuehniella (both Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), exhibit daily rhythms in calling behavior. The peak in P. interpunctella calling occurs at dusk, whereas E. kuehniella calls preferentially at dawn. This behavior turned arrhythmic in P. interpunctella females in constant darkness (DD) and remained arrhythmic in constant light (LL), whereas E. kuehniella females showed a persistent rhythm in DD and suppression of the behavior in LL, indicating regulation by a circadian clock mechanism. The rhythm of male locomotor activity corresponded well with the sexual activity of females, reaching the peak at dusk in P. interpunctella and at dawn in... (More)
- Females of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, and females of the Mediterranean flour month, Ephestia kuehniella (both Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), exhibit daily rhythms in calling behavior. The peak in P. interpunctella calling occurs at dusk, whereas E. kuehniella calls preferentially at dawn. This behavior turned arrhythmic in P. interpunctella females in constant darkness (DD) and remained arrhythmic in constant light (LL), whereas E. kuehniella females showed a persistent rhythm in DD and suppression of the behavior in LL, indicating regulation by a circadian clock mechanism. The rhythm of male locomotor activity corresponded well with the sexual activity of females, reaching the peak at dusk in P. interpunctella and at dawn in E. kuehniella. An immunohistochemical study of the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide, corazonin, and pigment dispersing factor revealed distinct sets of neurons in the brain-subesophageal complex and in the neurohemal organs of the 2 species. (Less)
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- Zavodska, Radka ; Fexova, Silvie ; von Wowern, Germund LU ; Han, Gui-Biao ; Dolezel, David and Sauman, Ivo
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- pyralid moth, sex communication, circadian rhythm, pheromone, biosynthesis activating neuropeptide, corazonin, pigment dispersing, hormone
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- Journal of Biological Rhythms
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- 27
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- 206 - 216
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- 1552-4531
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- 10.1177/0748730412440689
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- English
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abstract = {{Females of the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella, and females of the Mediterranean flour month, Ephestia kuehniella (both Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), exhibit daily rhythms in calling behavior. The peak in P. interpunctella calling occurs at dusk, whereas E. kuehniella calls preferentially at dawn. This behavior turned arrhythmic in P. interpunctella females in constant darkness (DD) and remained arrhythmic in constant light (LL), whereas E. kuehniella females showed a persistent rhythm in DD and suppression of the behavior in LL, indicating regulation by a circadian clock mechanism. The rhythm of male locomotor activity corresponded well with the sexual activity of females, reaching the peak at dusk in P. interpunctella and at dawn in E. kuehniella. An immunohistochemical study of the pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide, corazonin, and pigment dispersing factor revealed distinct sets of neurons in the brain-subesophageal complex and in the neurohemal organs of the 2 species.}},
author = {{Zavodska, Radka and Fexova, Silvie and von Wowern, Germund and Han, Gui-Biao and Dolezel, David and Sauman, Ivo}},
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keywords = {{pyralid moth; sex communication; circadian rhythm; pheromone; biosynthesis activating neuropeptide; corazonin; pigment dispersing; hormone}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{3}},
pages = {{206--216}},
publisher = {{SAGE Publications}},
series = {{Journal of Biological Rhythms}},
title = {{Is the Sex Communication of Two Pyralid Moths, Plodia interpunctella and Ephestia kuehniella, under Circadian Clock Regulation?}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0748730412440689}},
doi = {{10.1177/0748730412440689}},
volume = {{27}},
year = {{2012}},
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