Sex pheromone chirality comparison between sibling species--California red scale and yellow scale

Sex pheromone chirality comparison between sibling species--California red scale and yellow scale

The California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii , and the yellow scale, A. citrina , occur sympatrically and are essentially indistinguishable from external morphology. It was shown that the sex pheromones are species specific, and subsequent chemical analyses proved that different pheromone component...

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Published in:Die Naturwissenschaften 1982-01, Vol.69 (7), p.348-348
Main Authors: Roelofs W.L, Gieselmann, M.J, Mori, K, Moreno, D.S
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Aonidiella aurantii
Aonidiella citrina
Diaspididae
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Summary:The California red scale, Aonidiella aurantii , and the yellow scale, A. citrina , occur sympatrically and are essentially indistinguishable from external morphology. It was shown that the sex pheromones are species specific, and subsequent chemical analyses proved that different pheromone components were involved. The authors show that the California red scale and the yellow scale use species specific pheromone components that exhibit structural differences, but identical chirality at C-3.
ISSN:0028-1042
1432-1904