par Hanus, Robert 
;Luxova, Anna;Šobotník, Jan;KalinovÁ, Blanka;Jiros, P.;Krecek, J.;Bourguignon, Thomas ;Bordereau, Christian
Référence Insectes sociaux, 56, 2, page (111-118)
Publication Publié, 2009
;Luxova, Anna;Šobotník, Jan;KalinovÁ, Blanka;Jiros, P.;Krecek, J.;Bourguignon, Thomas ;Bordereau, ChristianRéférence Insectes sociaux, 56, 2, page (111-118)
Publication Publié, 2009
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | We studied the post-flight behavior and sex attraction in imagoes of the termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Rhinotermitidae, Prorhinotermitinae). Pairing is mediated by the secretion from tergal glands, exposed by females in a calling posture and highly attractive to males. Analysis of extracts of these glands by means of gas chromatography with electroantennographic detection indicated a chromatographic area corresponding to an intense physiological response of males. The retention characteristics of this area proved to be identical with those of (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol. Electroantennographic and behavioral assays revealed that units of picograms of the compound represent a stimulus qualitatively and quantitatively equivalent to one female tergal gland. Thus, we hypothesize that (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol is a major component of the female sex pheromone in P. simplex. © 2009 Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel/Switzerland. |
