abstract：:Odor is a key trait for pollinator attraction in flowering plants, and many studies have investigated odor evolution in the light of pollinator selection by emphasizing the importance of the plant phylogenetic history. By contrast, little is known on the evolution of odors in fungus-insect interactions. In this study,...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Steinebrunner F,Schiestl FP,Leuchtmann A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a generalist herbivore whose diet includes Eucalyptus leaves that are well defended by plant secondary metabolites (PSM) such as the terpene 1,8-cineole (cineole). We accustomed possums to a terpene-free diet, then challenged them with the addition of 2% cineole t...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： McLean S,Brandon S,Boyle RR,Wiggins NL

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize roots respond to feeding by larvae of the beetle Diabrotica virgifera virgifera by releasing (E)-beta-caryophyllene. This sesquiterpene, which is not found in healthy maize roots, attracts the entomopathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis megidis. In sharp contrast to the emission of virtually only this single compo...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hiltpold I,Turlings TC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The iridoid glucoside, antirrhinoside, is constitutively distributed throughout Antirrhinum majus L. in a manner consistent with its possible role as an allelochemical, but there is no evidence that it has a defensive function with respect to insect herbivory. To address this question, two generalist herbivores, Lyman...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Beninger CW,Cloutier RR,Grodzinski B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the olfactory communication of the Neotropical short-tailed singing mouse, Scotinomys teguina, by investigating whether S. teguina responded to odors produced by the mid-ventral sebaceous gland of conspecifics. Females spent significantly more time investigating male odor than an odorless stimulus or a fem...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Fernández-Vargas M,Tang-Martínez Z,Phelps SM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that plants infested with a single herbivore species can attract specific natural enemies through the emission of herbivore-induced volatiles. However, it is less clear what happens when plants are simultaneously attacked by more than one species. We analyzed volatile emissions of lima bean and ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： de Boer JG,Hordijk CA,Posthumus MA,Dicke M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the comparative inducing effects of a phytopathogen and a herbivorous arthropod on the performance of an herbivore. Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., was used as the test plant, and tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) and corn earworm, Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, were used as the phytopathogen and herbivore, re...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lin L,Shen TC,Chen YH,Hwang SY

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brassica nigra plants, characterized by high levels of sinigrin, and artificial aphid diets to which sinigrin was selectively added were used to rear the crucifer specialist, Brevicoryne brassicae. Aphids were provided as a food source to two species of polyphagous ladybird, Adalia bipunctata and Coccinella septempunc...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Pratt C,Pope TW,Powell G,Rossiter JT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beetles share with other eukaryotes an innate immune system that mediates endogenous defense against pathogens. In addition, larvae of some taxa produce fluid exocrine secretions that contain antimicrobial compounds. In this paper, we provide evidence that larvae of the brassy willow leaf beetle Phratora vitellinae co...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gross J,Schumacher K,Schmidtberg H,Vilcinskas A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified 4-methylquinazoline (4-MeQ) as a minor component of the male sex pheromone of the parasitoid Nasonia vitripennis. Like the major components (4R,5R)- and (4R,5S)-5-hydroxy-4-decanolide (HDL), 4-MeQ is synthesized in the abdomen of males. At doses of 6 or 1 ng, 4-MeQ synergized the response of virgin femal...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ruther J,Steiner S,Garbe LA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the aim of establishing whether the oxidation of the tricyclic carbon skeleton of scalaradial (1) is specific to Glossodoris mollusks, the chemical investigation of specimens of Glossodoris pallida from two distinct geographical areas (China and Guam) and of Glossodoris vespa and Glossodoris averni from Eastern A...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Manzo E,Gavagnin M,Somerville MJ,Mao SC,Ciavatta ML,Mollo E,Schupp PJ,Garson MJ,Guo YW,Cimino G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have addressed how chemosensation may be impaired by chemical alterations of the environment and anthropogenic disturbance. Humic acid (HA) is a pervasive, naturally occurring organic derivative found in aquatic and terrestrial environments; human activity, however, can lead to elevated levels of HA. Recen...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Fabian NJ,Albright LB,Gerlach G,Fisher HS,Rosenthal GG

更新日期：2007-11-01 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：:Since the mid 1990s, Phytophthora ramorum has been responsible for the widespread mortality of tanoaks, as well as several oak species throughout California and Oregon forests. However, not all trees die, even in areas with high disease pressure, suggesting that some trees may be resistant to the pathogen. In this stu...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Ockels FS,Eyles A,McPherson BA,Wood DL,Bonello P

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glucosinolate-myrosinase system of Brassicaceae is known to hold a defensive function in both a constitutive and an inducible fashion. Glucosinolates are sulfur- and nitrogen-containing metabolites that are hydrolyzed upon tissue disruption by myrosinase enzymes. The resulting products are toxic for most herbivore...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Travers-Martin N,Müller C

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lichen secondary metabolites putatively protect lichens from a variety of environmental stress factors, but it is unknown whether these substances respond to air pollution. To assess such a possibility, the three major phenolics of two epiphytic lichen species with contrasting tolerance to chronic air pollution from M...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Valencia-Islas N,Zambrano A,Rojas JL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Yunnan pine caterpillar Dendrolimus houi Lajonquière is a serious defoliator of coniferous forests in southwestern China. Gas chromatography-electroantennography (GC-EAG) analyses of extracts of female sex pheromone glands of D. houi moths revealed the presence of three compounds eliciting antennal responses. Thes...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kong XB,Zhang Z,Zhao CH,Wang HB

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant secondary metabolites have an important role in defense responses against herbivores and pathogens, and as a chemical barrier to elevated levels of harmful air pollutants. This study involves the rapid chemical profiling of phenolic and diterpene resin acids in needles of two (ozone-tolerant and ozone-sensitive)...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Shadkami F,Helleur RJ,Cox RM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrapedia diversipes and other Apidae (Anthophoridae) may be deceived by floral similarities between Malpighiaceae and Orchidaceae of the Oncidiinae subtribe. The latter do not usually exudate floral oils. Thus, visitors may pollinate the flowers in a deceit/food/pollination syndrome. We studied the chemical composit...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Reis MG,de Faria DA,dos Santos IA,Amaral Mdo C,Marsaioli AJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many species of insects are known to produce and secrete benzoquinone derivatives. These compounds are usually defined as "defense chemicals." However, in many cases, it has not been determined what the chemicals are meant to defend against. Tribolium beetles produce up to three benzoquinones, but their specific funct...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Yezerski A,Ciccone C,Rozitski J,Volingavage B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The responses of Glossina morsitans morsitans Westwood to guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), a mild repellent constituent of bovid odors, and seven analogues comprising 2-methoxyfuran, 2,4-dimethylphenol, 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (4-methylguaiacol), 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (4-ethylguaiacol), 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (4-allylg...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Saini RK,Hassanali A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Males of several species of longhorned beetles in the subfamily Cerambycinae produce sex or aggregation pheromones consisting of 2,3-hexanediols and/or hydroxyhexanones. We tested the hypothesis that this diol/hydroxyketone pheromone motif is highly conserved within the subfamily, and the resulting prediction that mul...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hanks LM,Millar JG,Moreira JA,Barbour JD,Lacey ES,McElfresh JS,Reuter FR,Ray AM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cowpea weevil, Callosobruchus maculatus, is a major pest of stored pulses. Females of this species produce a contact sex pheromone that elicits copulation behavior in males. Pheromone was extracted from filter-paper shelters taken from cages that housed females. Crude ether extract stimulated copulation in male C....

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Nojima S,Shimomura K,Honda H,Yamamoto I,Ohsawa K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cuticular hydrocarbons play a significant role in the regulation of cuticular permeability and also in the chemical communication of insects. In the parasitoid Lariophagus distinguendus (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), male courtship behavior is mediated by a female-produced sex pheromone. Previous studies have shown that...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Steiner S,Mumm R,Ruther J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The grass webworm Herpetogramma licarsisalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), which has recently established in pasture in Northland, New Zealand, is an important pest of many tropical and subtropical grasses. Two pheromone components, (Z)-11-hexadecen-1-yl acetate (Z11-16:Ac) and (11Z,13E)-hexadecadien-1-yl acetate (Z11,E13...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Gibb AR,Suckling DM,El-Sayed AM,Bohman B,Unelius CR,Dymock JJ,Larsen ML,Willoughby BE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta Buren, build nests by excavating soil. Incorporation of ant-derived chemicals in nesting material has long been known; however, only a few chemicals have been identified. This paucity of identified ant-derived chemicals may be due to the interference from soil-borne compounds...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Chen J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global climate change includes concomitant changes in many components of the abiotic flux necessary for plant life. In this paper, we investigate the combined effects of elevated CO2 (720 ppm) and temperature (+2 K) on the phytochemistry of three deciduous tree species. The analysis revealed that elevated CO(2) genera...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Veteli TO,Mattson WJ,Niemelä P,Julkunen-Tiitto R,Kellomäki S,Kuokkanen K,Lavola A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzoxazolinone detoxification is similar in plants grown under sulfur deficiency conditions and in control plants grown with an optimal S supply. However, when S-deficient plants were treated with metolachlor before benzoxazolin-2(3H)-one (BOA) incubation, detoxification was reduced, as indicated by a lower accumulat...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Knop M,Pacyna S,Voloshchuk N,Kant S,Müllenborn C,Steiner U,Kirchmair M,Scherer HW,Schulz M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed characterization of two humic fractions was performed: One with low relative molecular mass (LMr<3,500 Da) and one with high relative molecular mass (HMr>3,500 Da). Distinct (1)H NMR spectroscopic patterns were observed for the two fractions. HMr showed an aromatic proton region, an intense and broad region...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Muscolo A,Sidari M,Francioso O,Tugnoli V,Nardi S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) have specialized feeding habits, and commonly colonize only one or a few closely related host genera in their geographical ranges. The red turpentine beetle, Dendroctonus valens LeConte, has a broad geographic distribution in North America and exploits volatile cues...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Erbilgin N,Mori SR,Sun JH,Stein JD,Owen DR,Merrill LD,Bolaños RC,Raffa KF,Montiel TM,Wood DL,Gillette NE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous flight tunnel study showed that 3-5% of European corn borer (ECB) moths, Ostrinia nubilalis (Z/E11-14:OAc), could fly upwind and make contact with sources releasing the sex pheromone of the related Asian corn borer (ACB), Ostrinia furnacalis (2:1 Z/E12-14:OAc). In this study, we show that rare males (3-4%) ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Linn CE Jr,Musto CJ,Roelofs WL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Larvae of Heliconius butterflies (Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae) feed exclusively on cyanogenic leaves of Passiflora (passion vine). Most Heliconius manufacture cyanogenic glycosides (cyanogens) and some species sequester cyanogens from host plants. We compare ability to sequester simple monoglycoside cyclopentenyl (SMC) ...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Engler-Chaouat HS,Gilbert LE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One commonly observed effect of phytotoxic compounds is the inhibition or delay of germination of sensitive seeds. Mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds were incubated with aqueous extracts of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) leaves. Although sunflower phytotoxins did not influence seed viability, extracts completely inhibi...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Kupidłowska E,Gniazdowska A,Stepień J,Corbineau F,Vinel D,Skoczowski A,Janeczko A,Bogatek R

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiherbivore potential of the glucosinolate-myrosinase defense system found in plants of the order Capparales is heavily influenced by the types of hydrolysis products (e.g. isothiocyanates, nitriles) formed from the parent glucosinolates upon plant damage. However, comparison of the effects of glucosinolate hydr...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Burow M,Müller R,Gershenzon J,Wittstock U

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terpenoid content of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) foliage was measured over an annual cycle of development from bud opening, shoot elongation, shoot maturation, to bud-break at the start of the next growing season. The objective was to determine if variation in terpenoid composition is linked with spatial an...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Lagalante AF,Lewis N,Montgomery ME,Shields KS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genetically diverse strains of Trypanosoma cruzi were tested in vitro for susceptibility to the solanum-derived triglycoside alkaloids solasonine and solamargine. Cytolytic assays were performed on epimastigotes (EMs) and bloodstream form trypomastigotes (BSFs) lifecycle stages by using serial dilutions of each al...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Hall CA,Hobby T,Cipollini M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely believed that most orchid flowers attract insects by using deception or chemical rewards in the form of nectar. Flowers of Bulbophyllum vinaceum produce a large array of phenylpropanoids that lure tephritid fruit fly males and also act as floral reward, which the flies subsequently convert to pheromone co...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tan KH,Tan LT,Nishida R

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work reports the development and use of techniques for characterizing volatile chemicals emitted by the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), in an effort to identify the semiochemicals involved in establishment and persistence of overwintering beetle aggregations...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Brown AE,Riddick EW,Aldrich JR,Holmes WE

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Jasmonic acid (JA) is a key molecule initiating plant defensive responses to herbivory. Our previous work has shown that this phytohormone is often present at high concentrations in eggs and neonates of lepidopteran species. In this work, we document the concentrations of JA found in various tissues of larval H. vires...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Tooker JF,De Moraes CM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compounds from the metasternal and Brindley's glands of the blood-sucking bug, Triatoma infestans, were identified by solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Volatile compounds released by adult bugs during copulation or after mechanical disturbance were also characterized. Six com...

journal_title：Journal of chemical ecology

authors： Manrique G,Vitta AC,Ferreira RA,Zani CL,Unelius CR,Lazzari CR,Diotaiuti L,Lorenzo MG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00