IDENTIFICATION OF A SEX-PHEROMONE FROM A SPIDER

Authors
SCHULZ S TOFT S
Citation
S. Schulz et S. Toft, IDENTIFICATION OF A SEX-PHEROMONE FROM A SPIDER, Science, 260(5114), 1993, pp. 1635-1637
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00368075
Volume
260
Issue
5114
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1635 - 1637
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-8075(1993)260:5114<1635:IOASFA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The compounds (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid and its dimer, (R)-3-[(R)-3-hy droxybutyryloxy]-butyric acid, have been identified as sex pheromones of a spider. These compounds elicit web reduction behavior by males of Linyphia triangularis (Clerck) on the webs of unmated adult females.