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Defensive secretion of Therea petiveriana: chemical identification and evidence of an alarm function
Jean-pierre Farine Etienne Sémon Claude Everaerts Dehbia Abed-vieillard Philippe Grandcolas Rémy Brossutsubject
MaleChromatographyPheromones/chemistry/*secretionGasCockroaches/*physiologyAnimalsFemaleVolatilizationdescription
0098-0331 (Print) Journal Article; The volatile constituents of the supposed defensive secretions of the glandular pouches of the adults of both sexes of the cockroach Therea petiveriana have been shown to contain N-3-methylbutylacetamide (MBA) and N-3-methylbutylpropanamide (MBP), which represented 60% of the volatile fraction. The other 40% included acidic, aromatic, and aldehydic compounds. Behavioral experiments demonstrated that the secretion acts as an alarm pheromone for adults.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 |