SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN SOURCES OF PHEROMONE AND AN INHIBITOR BY THE LIGHT-BROWN APPLE MOTH EPIPHYAS-POSTVITTANA (WALKER) (LEPIDOPTERA, TORTRICIDAE)

被引:45
作者
RUMBO, ER
DEACON, SM
REGAN, LP
机构
[1] CSIRO Division of Entomology, Canberra, 2601, ACT
关键词
SEX PHEROMONE; INHIBITOR; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WIND TUNNEL; LIGHT-BROWN APPLE MOTH; EPIPHYAS-POSTVITTANA; LEPIDOPTERA; TORTRICIDAE;
D O I
10.1007/BF00992530
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Inhibition of the behavioral responses of male Epiphyas postvittana moths by the Z isomer of the major component of the sex pheromone, E11-14:OAc, was studied in a wind tunnel. Inhibition was detectable at a Z isomer concentration of 10% that of the major component and was greatest when it was added to the same source as the pheromone. Inhibition declined rapidly as the inhibitor was moved across-wind away from the pheromone source but was largely maintained when the sources were separated upwind or downwind. The results showed that the insects possess a high degree of temporal resolution for odor plumes of different composition.
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页码:953 / 962
页数:10
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