Major Components in the Exocrine Secretion of a Male Butterfly ( Lycorea )
- 4 February 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 151 (3710) , 583-585
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.151.3710.583
Abstract
Extracts of the extrusible secretion-disseminating organs ("hairpencils") of the male of the danaid butterfly, Lycorea ceres ceres, from Trinidad, contain a pyrrolizidine and two aliphatic esters. An odorous component, present in trace amounts, remains unidentified. Judging from the function of "hairpencils" in a related species, the secretion may play a mediating role in courtship.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Chemical Communication in the Social InsectsScience, 1965
- The analysis of olfactory communication among animalsJournal of Theoretical Biology, 1963