Composition of the Heterogeneous Sex Attracting Secretion of the Dung Beetle, Kheper lamarcki
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- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C
- Vol. 38 (9-10) , 848-855
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-1983-9-1028
Abstract
The white flocculent sex attracting secretion produced by the male dung beetle, Kheper lamarcki MacLeay, was found to consist of tubular polypeptide fibres containing hexadecanoic acid, 2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenoic acid and (E)-nerolidol as major components, while a trace of skatole is responsible for the unpleasant odour of the secretion.Keywords
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