abstract：:Derivatives of 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methylprop-1-enyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (chrysanthemic acid) are classic natural pyrethroids discovered in pyrethrum plants and show insecticidal activity. Chrysanthemic acid, with two asymmetric carbons, has four possible stereoisomers, and most natural pyrethroids have the (1R,...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tabata J,Ichiki RT

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant phenolics are crucial defense phytochemicals against herbivores and glutathione S-transferase (GST) and carboxylesterase (CarE) in herbivorous insects are well-known detoxification enzymes for such xenobiotics. To understand relationship between a plant phenolic and herbivore GST or CarE genes, we evaluated the ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Yang J,Sun XQ,Yan SY,Pan WJ,Zhang MX,Cai QN

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitidulid beetle Lobiopa insularis is an important pest of strawberry crops in the United States and Brazil. Both larvae and adults feed on ripe strawberries, causing 20-70% loss in production during serious infestations. Aiming at the development of efficient, clean, and highly specific pest management systems, s...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Moliterno AAC,Martins CBC,Szczerbowski D,Zawadneak MAC,Zarbin PHG

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Meliponini) represent a highly diverse group of social bees confined to the world's tropics and subtropics. They show a striking diversity of structural and behavioral adaptations and are important pollinators of tropical plants. Despite their diversity and functional importance, t...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Leonhardt SD

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine of male house mice, Mus musculus, is known to have primer pheromone effects on the reproductive physiology of female mice. Urine-mediated releaser pheromone effects that trigger certain behavioral responses are much less understood, and no field studies have investigated whether urine deposits by male or female ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Musso AE,Gries R,Zhai H,Takács S,Gries G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate associated with human activity can have significant impacts on agriculture including livestock production. CO2 concentration has risen from the industrial revolution to the current time, and is expected to continue to rise. Climatic changes alter physiological proces...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Cook D,Gardner DR,Pfister JA,Stonecipher CA,Robins JG,Morgan JA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical communication is a dominant method of communication throughout the animal kingdom and can be especially important in group-living animals in which communicating threats, either from predation or other dangers, can have large impacts on group survival. Social insects, in particular, have evolved a number of ph...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Norman VC,Butterfield T,Drijfhout F,Tasman K,Hughes WO

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of plant-mediated interactions among herbivores from several feeding guilds has been studied intensively. However, our understanding on the effects of nematode root herbivory on leaf miner oviposition behavior and performance remain limited. In this study, we evaluated whether Meloidogyne incognita root he...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Arce CC,Machado RA,Ribas NS,Cristaldo PF,Ataíde LM,Pallini Â,Carmo FM,Freitas LG,Lima E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain insect species can induce gall formation on numerous plants species. Although the mechanism of gall development is largely unknown, it is clear that insects manipulate their hosts' anatomy, physiology, and chemistry for their own benefit. It is well known that insect-induced galls often contain vast amounts of...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Rand K,Bar E,Ari MB,Davidovich-Rikanati R,Dudareva N,Inbar M,Lewinsohn E

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tiger moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Arctiini) are notable for their specialized associations with hosts that produce toxic secondary compounds, and are thus an ideal study system for understanding insect-plant interactions and the evolution of antipredatory defense. Likewise, their sister lineage (Arctiinae...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Anderson TJ,Wagner DL,Cooper BR,McCarty ME,Zaspel JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Straight-chained lepidopteran pheromones are now regulated under a group standard in New Zealand, which is generic for moth pheromone products of similar low risk, under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (1996). This means that compliant new pheromone products can be developed and commercialized with low ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Suckling DM,El-Sayed AM,Walker JT

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were conducted in commercial apple orchards to determine if improved efficiencies in pheromone delivery may be realized by using aerosol pheromone dispensers for codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella L., mating disruption. Specifically, we tested how reducing: pheromone concentration, period of dispenser oper...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： McGhee PS,Miller JR,Thomson DR,Gut LJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory system of living organisms can accurately discriminate numerous odors by recognizing the pattern of activation of several odorant receptors (ORs). Thus, development of an odorant sensor array based on multiple ORs presents the possibility of mimicking biological odor discrimination mechanisms. Recently, ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Termtanasombat M,Mitsuno H,Misawa N,Yamahira S,Sakurai T,Yamaguchi S,Nagamune T,Kanzaki R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fleshy fruits contain a myriad of secondary metabolites that may fulfill various non-mutually exclusive ecological functions. Among them are defense against pathogens and herbivores, manipulation of frugivores' gut retention time, or controlling the germination process. In addition, it has been suggested that aroma co...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Nevo O,Heymann EW,Schulz S,Ayasse M

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Chemical mimicry is an effective strategy when signal receivers recognize and discriminate models by relying on chemical cues. Some aphid enemies mimic the cuticular chemicals of aphids through various means thus avoiding detection and attack by aphid-tending ants. However, because ants have been reported to learn the...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hayashi M,Nomura M,Nakamuta K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The invasive clonal plant Wedelia trilobata contains higher levels of ent-kaurane diterpenes, which are precursors of gibberellins (GAs), and higher rates of clonal growth than its native congener W. chinensis in invaded habitats. We hypothesized that the higher levels of endogenous GAs facilitate greater ramet growth...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Dai ZC,Fu W,Qi SS,Zhai DL,Chen SC,Wan LY,Huang P,Du DL

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:The sex pheromone of the hibiscus flower borer Rehimena surusalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) was analyzed by gas chromatography with electroantennographic detection (GC-EAD) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Three EAD-active components were found in crude pheromone gland extracts of calling females. GC/MS and G...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Honda H,Yamasaki R,Sumiuchi Y,Uehara T,Matsuyama S,Ando T,Naka H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophylls, the most prominent natural pigments, are part of the daily diet of herbivorous insects. The spectrum of ingested and digested chlorophyll metabolites compares well to the pattern of early chlorophyll-degradation products in senescent plants. Intact chlorophyll is rapidly degraded by proteins in the front...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Badgaa A,Büchler R,Wielsch N,Walde M,Heintzmann R,Pauchet Y,Svatos A,Ploss K,Boland W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The silkworm Bombyx mori is an oligophagous insect that feeds mainly on mulberry leaves. The olfactory system of silkworm is a good model to study olfaction in Lepidoptera. Here, we carried out shotgun proteomic analysis and MS sequencing of the silkmoth antennae. A total of 364 proteins were detected, 77 were female ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zhao Y,Li H,Miao X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to detoxify defensive compounds of competitors provides key ecological advantages that can influence community-level processes. Although common in plants and bacteria, this type of detoxification interaction is extremely rare in animals. Here, using laboratory behavioral assays and analyses of videotaped i...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： LeBrun EG,Diebold PJ,Orr MR,Gilbert LE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several plants and invertebrates interact and communicate by means of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These compounds may play the role of infochemicals, being able to carry complex information to selected species, thus mediating inter- or intra-specific communications. Volatile organic compounds derived from the w...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zupo V,Maibam C,Buia MC,Gambi MC,Patti FP,Scipione MB,Lorenti M,Fink P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three adult cave-dwelling ground beetle species were induced to discharge secretions of their pygidial glands into vials. Dichloromethane extraction was used to obtain the secretions. In total, 42 compounds were identified by GC/MS analysis. Pheggomisetes ninae contained 32 glandular compounds, Laemostenus (Pristonych...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Vesović N,Ćurčić S,Vujisić L,Nenadić M,Krstić G,Perić-Mataruga V,Milosavljević S,Antić D,Mandić B,Petković M,Vučković I,Marković Đ,Vrbica M,Ćurčić B,Makarov S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conifers possess a suite of physiochemical defenses that protect their subcortical tissues from bark beetle - fungal complexes. These defenses include rapid induction of terpenoids and phenolics at the site of attack. Studies of the distribution, induction, and bioactivity of conifer terpenoids have focused heavily on...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Mason CJ,Klepzig KD,Kopper BJ,Kersten PJ,Illman BL,Raffa KF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) have been proposed to capture and transport hydrophobic chemicals to receptors on sensory neurons. We identified and cloned 24 CSP genes to better understand the physiological function of CSPs in Helicoverpa armigera. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assays indicate that CS...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Li ZQ,Zhang S,Luo JY,Zhu J,Cui JJ,Dong SL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize, a genetically diverse crop, is the domesticated descendent of its wild ancestor, teosinte. Recently, we have shown that certain maize landraces possess a valuable indirect defense trait not present in commercial hybrids. Plants of these landraces release herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) that attract bo...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Mutyambai DM,Bruce TJ,Midega CA,Woodcock CM,Caulfield JC,Van Den Berg J,Pickett JA,Khan ZR

更新日期：2015-04-01 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

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：:Herbivore-induced plant volatiles have been reported to play a role in the host-searching behavior of herbivores. However, next to nothing is known about the effect of volatiles emitted from tea plants infested by Ectropis obliqua larvae on the behavior of conspecific adults. Here, we found that tea plants infested by...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sun XL,Wang GC,Gao Y,Zhang XZ,Xin ZJ,Chen ZM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Males of the cerambycid beetle Xylotrechus pyrrhoderus release a mixture of (S)-2-hydroxy-3-octanone [(S)-1] and (2S,3S)-2,3-octanediol [(2S,3S)-2] as a sex pheromone that attracts conspecific females. The chemical structures of these pheromone components include a common motif and are assumed to be biosynthetically r...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Iwabuchi K,Arakawa M,Kiyota R,Hoshino K,Ando T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specialized metabolites in plants influence their interactions with other species, including herbivorous insects, which may adapt to tolerate defensive phytochemicals. The chemical arsenal of Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard, Brassicaceae) includes the glucosinolate sinigrin and alliarinoside, a hydroxynitrile gluco...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Frisch T,Agerbirk N,Davis S,Cipollini D,Olsen CE,Motawia MS,Bjarnholt N,Møller BL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Phyllodesmium (Aeolidoidea, Gastropoda) comprises shell-less marine snails, whose defense strategies are not well investigated yet. Here we report results of the first chemical investigation of P. briareum, as well as a re-investigation of P. longicirrum and P. magnum. Briarane diterpenes were isolated from ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Bogdanov A,Kehraus S,Bleidissel S,Preisfeld G,Schillo D,Piel J,Brachmann AO,Wägele H,König GM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence for the the ability of birds to detect olfactory signals is now well documented, yet it remains unclear whether birds secrete chemicals that can be used as social cues. A potential source of chemical cues in birds is the secretion from the uropygial gland, or preen gland, which is thought to waterproof, maint...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tuttle EM,Sebastian PJ,Posto AL,Soini HA,Novotny MV,Gonser RA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The symbiosis between legumes and nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia leads to the formation of root nodules. Nodules are highly organized root organs that form in response to Nod factors produced by rhizobia, and they provide rhizobia with a specialized niche to optimize nutrient exchange and nitrogen fixation. ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ferguson BJ,Mathesius U

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:The promethea moth Callosamia promethea is one of three species of silkmoths from the genus Callosamia that occur in North America. Cross attraction of males to heterospecific calling females has been observed in the field, and hybrid progeny have been produced by pairing heterospecifics in captivity. These observatio...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gago R,Allison JD,McElfresh JS,Haynes KF,McKenney J,Guerrero A,Millar JG

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volatile organic compounds derived from non-host plants, Ocimum basilicum, Rosmarinus officinalis, Corymbia citriodora, and Ruta graveolens, can be used to mask host plant odors, and are repellent to the tea geometrid, Ectropis obliqua. Volatile compounds were collected by headspace absorption, and the components were...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Zhang ZQ,Sun XL,Xin ZJ,Luo ZX,Gao Y,Bian L,Chen ZM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary metabolites produced by endophytic microorganisms can provide benefits to host plants, such as stimulating growth and enhancing the plant's resistance toward biotic and abiotic factors. During its life, a host plant may be inhabited by many species of endophytes within a restrictive environment. This conditi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Chagas FO,Dias LG,Pupo MT

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semiochemicals such as sex pheromones and plant volatiles are crucial components of insect mating systems and host plant localization. In the olfactory signal transduction pathway, odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are important elements that function in the first step of the pathway by carrying hydrophobic semiochemica...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Sun L,Gu SH,Xiao HJ,Zhou JJ,Guo YY,Liu ZW,Zhang YJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00