Importance of bacterial decomposition and carrion substrate to foraging brown treesnakes.

abstract：:Cuticular hydrocarbons are among the prime candidates for nestmate recognition in social insects. We analyzed the variation of cuticular hydrocarbons in the termite species M. subhyalinus in West Africa (Comoë National Park) on a small spatial scale (< 1 km). We found considerable variation in the composition of cutic...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kaib M,Jmhasly P,Wilfert L,Durka W,Franke S,Francke W,Leuthold RH,Brandl R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many compounds related to (+)-bornyl acetate (a sex phero-mone mimic of the American cockroach) were synthesized and tested for sex pheromonal activity. All compounds except for esters of (+)- and (-)-borneol were inactive, whereas (+)-bornyl acetate (Ib) and propionate (Ic) showed the activity at 0.05 mg. Although (-...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Manabe S,Nishino C

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical composition of some volatile (2-heptanol) and nonvolatile constituents (a homologous 9-alkene/alkane series) of Mormolyca ringens flowers and Scaptotrigona sp. queen waxes (homologous 9-alkene/alkane series) and cephalic extracts (homologous series of 2-alkanols, including 2-heptanol) involved with the ps...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Flach A,Marsaioli AJ,Singer RB,Amaral Mdo C,Menezes C,Kerr WE,Batista-Pereira LG,Corrêa AG

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile lipids from the mandibular gland secretions of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) are potent olfactory repellents of foraging ants (Formica, Crematogaster) in biologically relevant contexts and quantities. In contrast, differential success in capture of bee and fly prey by predatory asilid flies (Efferia), reduviid ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cane JH

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nature, Papilio polytes utilizes a limited range of rutaceous plants as hosts. We isolated and identified oviposition stimulants for the butterfly from the foliage of its primary host plant Toddalia asiatica. Females readily deposited eggs in response to a methanolic extract of the plant. Partition of the extract w...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Nakayama T,Honda K,Omura H,Hayashi N

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entomophagous insects are often repelled by the secondary compounds of the plants eaten by their prey. These compounds, therefore, take on a defensive role for the phytophagous species that sequester them. Given that numerous entomophagous species are capable of learning, the effects on the foraging behavior of a repe...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Le Roux AM,Le Roux G,Thibout E

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of Paranemastoma quadripunctatum (Opiliones, Dyspnoi, Nemastomatidae) contained seven components, all of which likely originated from the secretion of well-developed prosomal scent glands. The two main components (together accounting for more than 90% of the secretion) were identified as 1,4-naphthoquinone an...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Raspotnig G,Leutgeb V,Schaider M,Komposch C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recognition that phytohormonal signaling mediates induced responses to herbivory, we still have little understanding of how such signaling varies among closely related species and may generate herbivore-specific induced responses. We studied closely related milkweeds (Asclepias) to link: 1) plant damage by...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Agrawal AA,Hastings AP,Patrick ET,Knight AC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex attractant pheromones are highly sensitive and selective tools for detecting and monitoring populations of insects, yet there has been only one reported case of pheromones being used to monitor protected species. Here, we report the identification and synthesis of the sex pheromone of a protected European moth spe...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Millar JG,McElfresh JS,Romero C,Vila M,Marí-Mena N,Lopez-Vaamonde C

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The buffy-headed marmoset (Callithrix flaviceps) is apparently the only predispersal herbivore of the seeds of Siparuna guianensis at the Caratinga Biological Station in southeastern Brazil. Both the fruit receptacles and the frutioles (seeds) of S. guianensis are relatively rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates, pr...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Simas NK,Ferrari SF,Pereira SN,Leitão GG

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two monophagous sawflies,Neodiprion dubiosus andN. rugifrons, actively avoid feeding on the current season's needles of jack pine,Pinus banksiana, while the polyphagousN. lecontei feeds indiscriminately on foliage of all age classes. Bioassay studies with needle extracts indicate thatN. dubiosus andN. rugifrons larval...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Schuh BA,Benjamin DM

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-choice, wind-tunnel olfactometer was designed and contructed to determine whether second-instar eastern spruce budworm larvae,Christoneura fumiferana (Clem.), could detect and discriminate among host-plant volatiles. Volatiles of current year's growth ofPicea glauca were preferred over those ofP. rubens, P. mari...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ascoli A,Albert PJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the plume structure of a piezo-electric sprayer system, set up to release ethanol in a wind tunnel, using a fast response mini-photoionizaton detector. We recorded the plume structure of four different piezo-sprayer configurations: the sprayer alone; with a 1.6-mm steel mesh shield; with a 3.2-mm steel...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Girling RD,Cardé RT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By emitting scent resembling that of organic material suitable for oviposition and/or consumption by flies, sapromyophilous flowers use these flies as pollinators. To date, intensive scent analyses of such flowers have been restricted to Apocynaceae, Annonaceae, and Araceae. Recent studies have suggested that the wide...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Chen G,Jürgens A,Shao L,Liu Y,Sun W,Xia C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal activity of essential oil (EO) from the Brazilian epazote (Chenopodium ambrosioides L.) was evaluated by the poison food assay at concentrations of 0.3%, 0.1%, and 0.05% with eight postharvest deteriorating fungi (Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus ochraceous, Collet...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Jardim CM,Jham GN,Dhingra OD,Freire MM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ontogeny of the five queen mandibular gland semiochemicals that initiate and maintain the retinue behavior of worker honeybees was investigated by quantitative splitless capillary gas chromatography. No detectable pheromone is present at the time of eclosion, but decenoic acid levels build up rapidly during the fi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Slessor KN,Kaminski LA,King GG,Winston ML

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defensive toxins are widespread in nature, yet we know little about how various environmental factors shape the evolution of chemical defense, especially in vertebrates. In this study we investigated the natural variation in the amount and composition of bufadienolide toxins, and the relative importance of ecological ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Bókony V,Móricz ÁM,Tóth Z,Gál Z,Kurali A,Mikó Z,Pásztor K,Szederkényi M,Tóth Z,Ujszegi J,Üveges B,Krüzselyi D,Capon RJ,Hoi H,Hettyey A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many grass species are symbiotic with systemic, vertically-transmitted, asymptomatic Epichloë endophytic fungi. These fungi often produce alkaloids that defend the host against herbivores. We studied how environmental variables affect alkaloids in endophyte-infected tall fescue (Schedonorus phoenix) from three Norther...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Helander M,Phillips T,Faeth SH,Bush LP,McCulley R,Saloniemi I,Saikkonen K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine how individual phenolic acids in a mixture might affect phosphorus (P) uptake, 15-day-old cucumber seedlings grown in solution culture were treated with ferulic, vanillic,p-coumaric, or equimolar mixtures of these phenolic acids. Phenolic acid and P uptake were determined by solution depletion. The joint ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lyu SW,Blum U,Gerig TM,O'Brien TE

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous analyses of the scent gland secretions of snakes have focused on the nonvolatile components. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of secretions from North American garter snakes (Thamnophis butleri, T. couchi, T. elegans, T. melanogaster, andT. sirtalis) indicated the following seven major volatile components...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Wood WF,Parker JM,Weldon PJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roots of the carrot cultivars Vertou L.D. (resistant) and Long Chantenay (susceptible) were subjected to detailed chemical analysis to identify extracts and compounds influencing larval host-finding (preference/non-preference) behavior and to compare concentrations of these compounds in resistant and susceptible culti...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Maki A,Kitajima J,Abe F,Stewart G,Ryan MF

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five species of brown algae (Phaeophyceae) were surveyed for their capacity to respond by an oxidative burst to challenges with alginate oligosaccharides. Intertidal frondose brown algae (Fucales) constitutively released high quantities of peroxide. The capacity to recognize oligoguluronates and to react with an...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Küpper FC,Müller DG,Peters AF,Kloareg B,Potin P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the potential role of defensive chemicals in the avoidance of watercress (Nasturtium officinale) by the cooccurring amphipod,Gammarus pseudolimnaeus at two spring brooks: Carp Creek, Michigan and Squabble Brook, Connecticut. We conducted observations and laboratory experiments on the consumption of wat...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Newman RM,Kerfoot WC,Hanscom Z 3rd

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lespedeza cuneata contains high levels of phenolics and is a common food plant of the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus);Penstemon digitalis contains substantial quantities of alkaloids and is a common food plant of meadow voles and prairie voles (M. ochrogaster). We investigated the palatability of these plants an...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lindroth RL,Batzli GO,Avildsen SI

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of using the synthetic sex pheromone, disparlure, as a mating confusant of the nun moth (Lymantria monacha L.) was investigated on wild populations occurring in outbreak proportions in Poland and in low density in Czechoslovakia. The size of experimental plots ranged from 1 to 12 hectares. The amounts ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zďárek J,Vrkoč J,Hochmut R,Kolk A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tropical rainforest shrub Piper cenocladum, which is normally defended against herbivores by a mutualistic ant, contains three amides that have various defensive functions. While the ants are effective primarily against specialist herbivores, we hypothesized that these secondary compounds would be effective agains...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Dyer LA,Dodson CD,Stireman JO 3rd,Tobler MA,Smilanich AM,Fincher RM,Letourneau DK

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. 'Pinto' bean is a local lesion host for the plant pathogen Southern bean mosaic virus (SBMV) and its vector is the Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis Mulsant. The objective of this study was to determine if prior feeding by the beetle would affect 'Pinto' bean's resistance to SBMV and ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Musser RO,Hum-Musser SM,Slaten-Bickford SE,Felton GW,Gergerich RC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most snakes and lizards produce eggs with flexible shells that interact with the environment to maintain water balance. Geckos produce rigid eggshells that are independent of an external source of water and can be oviposited in more open, dryer locations. In this study, we analyzed and compared the amino acid composit...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sexton OJ,Bramble JE,Heisler IL,Phillips CA,Cox DL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasitoids respond to volatiles that plants produce when injured by herbivores. A considerable body of literature addresses the chemical pathways of herbivore-induced volatile production. However, there is almost no theory or data on how timing of volatile release in relationship to host availability for parasitizati...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Puente ME,Kennedy GG,Gould F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies on rhizosphere chemicals are carried out in substrate-free set-ups or in artificial substrates using sampling methods that require an air flow and may thus cause disturbance to the rhizosphere. Our study aimed to develop a simplified and inexpensive system that allows analysis of rhizosphere chemicals at ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Eilers EJ,Pauls G,Rillig MC,Hansson BS,Hilker M,Reinecke A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00