Sexual role reversal in mate-finding strategies of the cabbage looper moth

The mate-finding behavior of the cabbage looper moth Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) includes both female- and male-produced sex pheromones used in distinct mate-finding strategies. Both sexes release multicomponent pheromones attractive to the opposite sex. Male pheromone is comprised of d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1990-08, Vol.249 (4972), p.1026-1028
Hauptverfasser:	Landolt, P.J. (Insect Attractants, Behavior, and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Gainesville, FL), Heath, R.R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology ATRAYENTES SEXUALES ATTRACTIF SEXUEL Biological and medical sciences Cabbage looper Cabbages Courtship of animals Female animals FEROMONAS Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hair Host plants Insects Invertebrates Lepidoptera Male animals Mating behavior Noctuidae Odors Pencils PHEROMONE Pheromones Physiological aspects Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Sex attractants SEXE SEXO Sexual behavior TRICHOPLUSIA Trichoplusia ni
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Zusammenfassung:	The mate-finding behavior of the cabbage looper moth Trichoplusia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) includes both female- and male-produced sex pheromones used in distinct mate-finding strategies. Both sexes release multicomponent pheromones attractive to the opposite sex. Male pheromone is comprised of d-linalool, m-cresol, and p-cresol released from abdominal hair pencils. Males exposed to host plant odor or to the female sex pheromone (Z)-7-dodecen-l-ol acetate are more attractive to females, suggesting stimulation of male pheromone release
ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.249.4972.1026