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Aggregation pheromones of Drosophila immigrant, D. phalerata, and D. subobscura

Hedlund, Katarina LU orcid ; Bartelt, Robert J. ; Dicke, Marcel and Vet, Louise E.M. (1996) In Journal of Chemical Ecology 22(10). p.1835-1844
Abstract

Aggregation pheromones of Drosophila immigrans, D. phalerata and D. subokscura were demonstrated by testing attraction of adult flies to hexane extracts of the flies in a windtunnel bioassay. Extracts of adult males of all species attracted conspecific males and females. However. D. suhobscura flies were attracted only when the extract was applied on food. GC-MS analysis identified (Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate (cVA) in the extracts of adult male D. immigrans and D. phalerata. Both species were attracted to synthetic cVA. Male and female D. subobscura produced 5,9-pentacosadiene, 5-pentacosene, 2-methylhexacosene and 5.9-heptacosadiene. while only male D. subobscura produced (Z)-5-tricosene and minor amounts of cVA.

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(Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate, (Z)-5-tricosene, 5,9-pentacosadiene, Aggregation pheromones, Drosophilidae, Windtunnel
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Journal of Chemical Ecology
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22
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10
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1835 - 1844
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Springer
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0098-0331
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10.1007/BF02028507
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English
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  author       = {{Hedlund, Katarina and Bartelt, Robert J. and Dicke, Marcel and Vet, Louise E.M.}},
  issn         = {{0098-0331}},
  keywords     = {{(Z)-11-octadecenyl acetate; (Z)-5-tricosene; 5,9-pentacosadiene; Aggregation pheromones; Drosophilidae; Windtunnel}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{01}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{1835--1844}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Journal of Chemical Ecology}},
  title        = {{Aggregation pheromones of Drosophila immigrant, D. phalerata, and D. subobscura}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02028507}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF02028507}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{1996}},
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