Abstract
The presence of an alarm pheromone was demonstrated in the deutonymphal stage of the oribatid mite, Nothruspalustris (C. L. Koch). The active principle was identified as 3,7-dimethyl-(E)-2,6-octadienal, geranial, and was shown to be active at doses of 10-100 ng. This is the first such pheromone identified in oribatid mites.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acyclic Monoterpenes
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Animals
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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
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Isomerism
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Larva / growth & development
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Mites / chemistry
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Mites / metabolism*
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Monoterpenes / chemistry
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Monoterpenes / isolation & purification
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Monoterpenes / metabolism*
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Monoterpenes / pharmacology
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Nymph / chemistry
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Nymph / metabolism
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Pheromones / chemistry
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Pheromones / metabolism*
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Time Factors
Substances
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Acyclic Monoterpenes
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Monoterpenes
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Pheromones
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