Scent Organ Development in Creatonotos Moths: Regulation by Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
- 5 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 215 (4537) , 1264-1265
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.215.4537.1264
Abstract
7-Hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrolizine-1-carboxaldehyde is the major volatile component of the scent organs in males of two species of Creatonotos (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). The biosynthesis of this presumed pheromone depends on the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in plants that are ingested by the larvae. In addition, these secondary plant substances control the morphogenesis of the scent organs. This morphogenetic effect of an alkaloid has not been observed previously.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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