High Chemical Diversity in a Wasp Pheromone: A Blend of Methyl 6-Methylsalicylate, Fatty Alcohol Acetates and Cuticular Hydrocarbons Releases Courtship Behavior in the Drosophila Parasitoid Asobara tabida

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-168

  Stökl, Johannes ^a   Dandekar, Anna Teresa ^a   Ruther, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asobara tabida; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Fatty alcohol acetate; Methyl 6 methylsalicylate; Parasitoid wasp; Sensory exploitation; Sex pheromone

Indexed keywords

ACETATE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COURTSHIP; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPLOITATION; FLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; HYDROCARBON; KAIROMONE; PHEROMONE; SEX PHEROMONE; SOLVENT; WASP;

ASOBARA; ASOBARA TABIDA;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ALCOHOL; HYDROCARBON; METHYL 6 METHYLSALICYLATE; METHYL 6-METHYLSALICYLATE; PHEROMONE; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; COURTSHIP; DROSOPHILA; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; PHEROMONES; SALICYLATES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; WASPS;

EID: 84895558593     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-014-0378-4     Document Type: Article

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