Evidence for Origin of Insect Sex Pheromones: Presence in Food Plants
- 4 April 1975
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 188 (4183), 59-63
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1114341
Abstract
Compounds identified as sex attractant pheromones in a number of phytophagous insects were found in a variety of host plants. These agents vary in chemical composition in different plant species, which suggests that dietary factors may provide an evolutionary mechanism for diversification of certain insect species. A theoretical framework to explain this phenomenon is postulated on the basis of experiments with the oak leaf roller moth.Keywords
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