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Sex-pairing pheromones and reproductive isolation in three sympatric Cornitermes species (Isoptera, Termitidae, Syntermitinae)

2011

International audience; The species-specificity of pairing has been studied in three sympatric Neotropical termites: Cornitermes bequaerti, Cornitermes cumulans and Cornitermes silvestrii (Termitidae, Syntermitinae). Bioassays showed that sex attraction was highly species-specific between C. bequaerti and C cumulans but not between C. cumulans and C. silvestrii. The sex-pairing pheromone of the three species is secreted by the tergal glands of female alates. It consists of a common compound (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol. In C. bequaerti, this polyunsaturated alcohol is the only compound of the sex-pairing pheromone, whereas it is associated with the oxygenated sesquiterpene (E)-nerolid…

Male0106 biological sciencesPHEROMONAL BLENDPhysiology(3Z6Z8Z)-DODECA-368-TRIEN-1-OLIsopteraAlate(E)-NEROLIDOL010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciences(Z)-DODEC-3-en-1-OLSexual Behavior AnimalSpecies SpecificityBotanyAnimalsSex AttractantsSPECIES-SPECIFIC PHEROMONE[SDV.BDD]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Development BiologybiologySexual attractionReproduction[SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology[SDV.BDLR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Reproductive BiologyReproductive isolationbiology.organism_classificationAttractionSPECIES RECOGNITION010602 entomologyTermitidaeSympatric speciationInsect ScienceSex pheromonePheromoneFemale[SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]
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