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Summary. Phytotoxic activity of single and combined application of water soluble and volatile compounds of Cistus ladanifer on germination and early root growth of subterranean clover was investigated. Total germination, lag and speed of germination
were both inhibited and stimulated, with the activity of volatiles on total germination depending upon the presence of water
solubles. Antagonism between water solubles and volatiles was always found, resulting in a reduction of inhibition or a shift
from inhibition to stimulation. It is suggested that the simultaneous presence of water solubles and volatiles might result
in changes of the chemical nature of metabolites released by C. ladanifer. Early root growth was always inhibited but only by water solubles, and no interaction was found. The ecological implications
of these results are discussed in terms of the exhaustion of competitors seedbanks by a two-step process in which germination
is less inhibited or even stimulated by water solubles and volatiles, followed by a stronger and volatiles-independent inhibition
of early root growth.
Received 13 June 2001; accepted 13 Dezember 2001. 相似文献
2.
Summary.
Ammi majus seeds are known to have a strong allelopathic effect due to coumarins. The coumarins were identified and shown to be present
in the seed epicuticular waxes. A simple method to study allelopathic compounds leaching from seeds is reported.
Received 8 August 2001; accepted 20 December 2001. 相似文献
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Letizia Mattiacci Sara Rudelli Bettina Ambühl Rocca Sem Genini Silvia Dorn 《Chemoecology》2001,11(4):167-173
Summary. Plant responses to herbivory might directly affect the herbivore (“direct” defences) or might benefit the plant by promoting
the effectiveness of natural antagonists of the herbivores (“indirect” defences). Brussels sprouts attacked by Pieris brassicae larvae release volatiles that attract a natural antagonist of the herbivores, the parasitoid Cotesia glomerata, to the damaged plant. In a previous study, we observed that feeding by caterpillars on the lower leaves of the plant triggers
the systemic release of volatiles detectable by the parasitoids from upper leaves of the same plant.?The role of these systemically
induced volatiles as indirect defence and the dynamics of their emission were investigated in wind-tunnel dual choice tests
with C. glomerata. The systemically induced emission of volatiles varied depending on leaf age and on plant age. Systemic induction affected
parasitoid effectiveness, as induced plants could be more easily located by parasitoids than non-induced ones.?The role of
the systemic induction as a direct defence was investigated through behavioural and feeding tests with P. brassicae. In dual choice assays, 1st instar larvae preferred to feed and fed more on systemically induced than on non-induced leaves.
In single choice assays, the leaf area consumed by caterpillars was larger on systemically induced leaves than on non-induced
control leaves. However, caterpillars fed on systemically induced leaves attained the same weight as those feeding on non-induced
controls. In addition, P. brassicae pupae whose larvae were fed on systemically induced leaves had longer developmental times than those of larvae fed on non-induced
leaves. Adult oviposition behavior was not influenced by systemic induction.?We conclude that systemically induced responses
in cabbage might reduce P. brassicae fitness both directly, by affecting their development and feeding behavior and indirectly by making caterpillars and pupae
more vulnerable to attack by carnivores. The occurrence of a possible relationship between direct and indirect defence is
discussed.
Received 24 January 2001; accepted 3 May 2001. 相似文献
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Summary. The aim of this work was to investigate whether or not the predominant aggressive behaviour in spiders is stereotypic and
whether there is a relation with cuticular chemicals. We compared the intraspecific behaviour of adult females of Tegenaria atrica reared in isolation and grouped. Some plasticity emerges from environmental conditions and allows spiders to tolerate each
other. This switch of behaviour, in favour of “acceptance behaviour” vs. “attack”, is promoted by an increase in food resources.
Learning during ontogenesis and changes in cuticular lipids could prolong it. A pattern of 6 compounds distinguishes grouped
from solitary spiders. We hypothesize that a similar evolution could in part explain the emergence of certain communal species
of spiders.
Received 6 March 2001; accepted 22 June 2001. 相似文献
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Summary. Sensitivities to methyl eugenol of three sibling species in the Bactrocera dorsalis complex were compared. The degree of species sensitivity to methyl eugenol, i.e. B. dorsalis > B. papayae > B. carambolae (in decreasing order), was concomitant with the species age-related response to methyl eugenol as previously reported. The
ability to consume methyl eugenol by the three sibling species showed similar trend - the average ME consumption per male
was 0.70 ml for B. dorsalis, 0.58 ml B. papayae and 0.18 μl B. carambolae. Results obtained were discussed in relation to area-wide control of fruit fly.
Received 21 April 2002; accepted 9 July 2002 相似文献
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Rupert L. L. Kellner 《Chemoecology》2002,12(3):133-138
Summary. Endosymbiotic bacteria implicated in pederin production of Paederus (+)-females (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) can be transmitted horizontally within and less frequently among the three species
analyzed (P. melanurus, P. riparius, P. sabaeus). The 16S rDNA isolated from (+)-females reveals closely related bacterial sequences in the three species as well as in Paederus fuscipes and Paederidus ruficollis. This confirms the association of the undescribed endosymbiont and pederin biosynthesis in 5 of the 13 species that have
been shown to contain the substance. In spite of the high sequence identities (> 99.5%), which suggest one species of endosymbiont,
some of the heterospecific hosts were incompatible. This indicates adaptation and specific preferences of the endosymbiont
for their natural host.
Received 5 December 2001; accepted 11 March 2002. 相似文献
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Corina Oldenburg Sudha Kanaujia Dieter Spiteller Neil J. Oldham Wilhelm Boland Karl-Ernst Kaissling 《Chemoecology》2001,11(4):183-190
Summary. Benzoic acid is a known stimulant of olfactory receptor cells in trichoid sensilla on the antennae of adult females of Bombyx mori. Exposure of freshly excised antennae, from B. mori females and males, to vapours of [14C]-benzoic acid revealed that the adsorbed acid is rapidly metabolized (15% conversion in 10 s), suggesting the presence of
a highly active enzymatic system. The major product could be identified as N-benzoylserine by use of [2H5]-benzoic acid, and mass spectrometry linked to a gas chromatograph (GC-MS) or a liquid chromatograph (LC-MS), for analysis
of the metabolites. The conjugation of benzoic acid with an amino acid apparently represents a novel mode for the rapid deactivation
of odorant molecules.
Received 26 March 2001. 相似文献
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Summary. The ontogeny of pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) synthesis
and constraints on defence level during the seedling stage were examined
in the annual Senecio vulgaris and the monocarpic perennial
Senecio jacobaea. In both species, PAs were actively
synthesized from the onset of seedling growth so that juvenile stages
did not go through an undefended stage. Roots are known to be the
exclusive sites where PAs are produced. Root biomass was the single most
important biomass parameter explaining variation in total PAs per
seedling. All correlation coefficients between—relative growth
rate and PA concentration were negative, but none was significant.
However, a significant negative—correlation was found between
shoot to root ratio and PA concentration in S. jacobaeaseedlings, suggesting a dilution effect of the PAs. Earlier studies have
shown that the shoot to root ratio is positively correlated with
relative growth—rate of established S. jacobaea plants.
It is therefore suggested that young S. jacobaea plants
with a high shoot to root ratio and hence a high growth capacity
necessarily have lower PA defence levels than plants with a low
shoot to root ratio.
Received 10 July 2002; accepted 16 November 2002. 相似文献
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Karen M. Kester Steven C. Peterson Frank Hanson D. Michael Jackson R. F. Severson 《Chemoecology》2002,12(1):1-10
Summary. Field observations indicated that hornworms select feeding sites non-randomly on tobacco. We tested the hypotheses that differences
in feeding site locations of larvae of Manduca
sexta L. and Manduca
quinquemaculata (Haworth) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) on tobacco could be explained by differential nicotine concentrations within plants and
leaves, species-specific responses to nicotine, or pressure exerted by natural enemies. Results showed that third-instar larvae
of M. sexta fed more proximally and centrally on the leaf, whereas M. quinquemaculata fed more distally. Within-plant selection of leaves did not differ; both species selected leaves in the middle region of
the plant. Nicotine concentrations in a high nicotine genotype, NC95, varied within each leaf, increasing 2—3 fold from the
basal to apical portion of the leaf, and within each plant, increasing 7—10 fold from the first fully expanded leaf to the
twelfth (lowest) leaf. In laboratory bioassays, both Manduca species responded to nicotine as a feeding deterrent. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated that gustatory organs of
both species responded to nicotine at concentrations found in tobacco leaves and that M. quinquemaculata generally showed a less vigorous response to nicotine than M. sexta. Field mortality of M. sexta due to parasitism by Cotesia
congregata (Say) and to parasitism and predation combined differed among feeding sites; predation alone did not. Results suggest that
although nicotine concentration and species specific responses to nicotine play a role in determining feeding site locations,
pressure exerted by natural enemies, especially parasitism by C. congregata, is more important.
Received 22 February 2000; accepted 20 July 2001. 相似文献
10.
Susanna Andersson 《Chemoecology》2003,13(1):13-20
Summary. To better understand the biological role of floral scents for
butterflies, electrophysiological responses to floral scents were
investigated using combined gas chromatography and electroantennographic
detection (GC-EAD). The antennal responses of three butterfly species,
Aglais urticae L. (Nymphalidae), Inachis io L. (Nymphalidae), and
Gonepteryx rhamni L. (Pieridae) to floral scent compounds from both
natural and synthetic mixtures were examined. Floral scents were
collected from the butterfly nectar plants Cirsium arvense (L.)
(Asteraceae), and Buddleja davidii Franchet cv. (Loganicaeae) with
dynamic head-space methods on Tenax-GR and eluted with pentane. These
eluates, composed of natural floral scent blends, represent an array of
compounds in their natural state. In the GC-EAD analyses eleven
compounds were identified from C. arvense with the benzenoid compound
phenylacetaldehyde in highest abundance. Seventeen compounds were
identified from B. davidii with the irregular terpene oxoisophorone in
highest abundance. Thirty-nine synthetic floral scent compounds were
mixed in pentane, in equal amounts; about 35 ng were allowed to reach
the antennae. The butterflies showed antennal responses to most of the
floral scent compounds from both natural and synthetic blends except to
the highly volatile monoterpene alkenes. Certain benzenoid compounds
such as phenylacetaldehyde, monoterpenes such as linalool, and irregular
terpenes such as oxoisophorone, were emitted in relatively large amounts
from C. arvense and B. davidii, and elicited the strongest antennal
responses. These compounds also elicited strong antennal responses when
present in the synthetic scent blends. Thus, the butterflies seem to
have many and /or sensitive antennal receptors for these compounds,
which points to their biological importance. Moreover, these compounds
are exclusively of floral scent origin. For B. davidii, which depends
highly on butterflies for pollination, the exclusive floral scent
compounds emitted in high abundance could be the result of an adaptive
pressure to attract butterflies.
Received 2 Septemter 2001; accepted 9 September 2002. 相似文献
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Susanna Andersson 《Chemoecology》2003,13(1):1-11
Summary. For butterflies to be efficient foragers, they need to
be able to recognize rewarding flowers. Flower signals such as colours
and scents assist this recognition process. For plant species to attract
and keep butterflies as pollinators, species-specific floral signals are
crucial. The aim of this study is to investigate foraging responses to
floral scents in three temperate butterfly species, Inachis io L.
(Nymphalidae), Aglais urticae L. (Nymphalidae), and
Gonepteryx rhamni L. (Pieridae), in behavioural choice
bioassays. The butterflies were allowed to choose bet-ween flower models
varying in scent and colour (mauve or green). Flowers or vegetative
parts from the plants Centaurea scabiosa L. (Asteraceae),
Cirsium arvense (L.) (Asteraceae), Knautia arvensis (L.)
(Dipsacaceae), Buddleja davidii Franchet (Loganicaeae), Origanum vulgareL. (Lamiaceae), Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae), and
Philadelphus coronarius L. (Hydrangiaceae) were used as scent
sources. All visits to the models — those that included probing and
those that did not — were counted, as was the duration of these
behaviours. Both flower-naive and flower-experienced (conditioned to
sugar-water rewards, the colour mauve, and specific floral scents)
butterflies were tested for their preference for floral versus
vegetative scents, and to floral scent versus colour. The butterflies
were also tested for their ability to switch floral scent preferences in
response to rewards. Flower-naive butterflies demonstrated a preference
for the floral scent of the butterfly-favourable plants C.
arvense and K. arvensis over the floral scent of the non-favourable
plants Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae), and Philadelphus
coronarius cv. (Hydrangiaceae). Most of the butterflies that were
conditioned to floral scents of either C. arvense, K. arvensis,
or B. davidii readily switched theirfloral scent preferences to
the one most recently associated with reward, thus demonstrating that
floral scent constancy is a result from learning. These findings suggest
that these butterflies use floral scent as an important cue signal to
initially identify and subsequently recognize and distinguish among
rewarding plants.
Received 2 September 2001; accepted 9 September 2002. 相似文献
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Effects of hydrolysable tannins on a herbivorous insect: fate of individual tannins in insect digestive tract 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Summary. We investigated the effects of four chemically characterised galloylglucoses (GGs, a subgroup of hydrolysable tannins) and
their hydrolysis product, gallic acid (GA), on consumption and performance of larvae of the autumnal moth Epirrita autumnata. Larvae were fed with birch (Betula pubescens) leaves that had been painted individually with each of the compounds at two levels, 5 and 20 mg/g. In addition, we investigated
the fates of the leaf-painted GGs and GA in the E. autumnata digestive tract by comparing phenolics in leaves consumed and in faeces. In general, GGs reduced leaf consumption by E. autumnata during the second and fourth instars, although there was high compound- and instar-specific variation. However, GGs did not
affect the leaf consumption rates by the most voracious fifth instar larvae. This resulted in approximately the same loss
of total biomass by the experimental tree, regardless of the nature and level of GGs enriched to its foliage. The characteristic
fate of hydrolysable tannins, i.e. hydrolysis, was evidenced in the larval digestive tract for three of the four leaf-painted
GGs. In addition to hydrolysis, the almost total absence of GGs in larval faeces was presumably related to the oxidation of
GGs. The dose-dependent excretion percentage of ingested GA showed that it's faecal content should not be used, although it
commonly is, to calculate the level of GG hydrolysis. Moreover, by comparing the non-uniform appearance of faecal tetragalloylglucoses,
whether ingested as such or hydrolysed from pentagalloylglucose, we concluded that a major part of oxidation of GGs occurs
before their hydrolysis in the digestive tract of E. autumnata. Criticism against the common use of tannic acid, a heterogeneous mixture of GA and GGs, in ecological studies is presented.
Received 15 May 2002; accepted 16 July 2002 相似文献
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Marc Slattery 《Chemoecology》1999,9(3):97-104
Summary. Fungal pathogenesis of the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina has developed on the Belize barrier reef during 1997 and 1998. The disease incidence (= percent of infected sea fans) remained
unchanged at two sites along the barrier reef crest between years. However, the incidence increased significantly at an offshore
atoll during that time, as did the virulence (= percent tissue loss). Grazing by the gorgonian specialist mollusc Cyphoma gibbosum increased on infected sea fans. Sea fan responses to fungal infection included significant decreases in a furano-germacrene
compound with antifeedant activity and significant increases in the concentration of sclerites at the site of infection. Feeding
assays utilizing C. gibbosum and a natural assemblage of reef fishes indicated sclerites are an effective deterrent, to both consumers, at both pre- and
post-infected concentrations. In contrast, the compound was only deterrent to the fish, and only at concentrations found in
pre-infected sea fans. These data indicate that sea fan pathogenesis can directly and indirectly affect population health
via virulent tissue necrosis and pathogen-mediated reductions in grazer resistance, respectively.
Received 4 November 1998; accepted 5 April 1999. 相似文献
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Summary. Sequestration of plant toxins in herbivores is often
correlated with aposematic coloration and gregarious behaviour. Larvae
of Pieris brassicae show these conspicuous morphological and behavioural
characteristics and were thus suggested to sequester glucosinolates that
are characteristic secondary metabolites of their host plants. P. rapaeare camouflaged and solitary, and are thus not expected to sequester. To
test this hypothesis and to check the repeatabi-lity of a study that did
report the presence of the glucosinolate sinigrin in P. brassicae,
larvae were reared on three species of Brassicaceae (Sinapis alba,
Brassica nigra and Barbarea stricta), and different leaf and insect
samples were taken for glucosinolate analysis. The major host plant
glucosinolates could only be found in traces or not at all in larval
haemolymph, bled or starved larvae, faeces or pupae of both species or
P. brassicae regurgitant. Haemolymph of both Pieris spp. was not
rejected by the ant Myrmica rubra in dual-choice assays; the regurgitant
of P. brassicae was rejected. This suggests the presence of compounds
other than glucosinolates that might be sequestered in or produced by P.
brassicae only. In faeces of both Pieris spp. a compound which yielded
4-hydroxybenzylcyanide (HBC) upon incubation with sulfatase was detected
in high concentrations when larvae had been reared on S. alba. This
compound may be derived from hydrolysis of sinalbin, the main
glucosinolate of that plant. The unidentified HBC progenitor was
apparently not sequestered in the two Pieris spp., and was not detected
in faeces of larvae reared on B. nigra or B. stricta.
Received 18 July 2002; accepted 11 September 2002. 相似文献
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Summary. Individual variations in pheromone emission patterns were examined in a scarab beetle, Anomala cuprea Hope (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), by headspace collection of airborne volatiles from individual females. The amount of pheromone
obtained varied among virgin females, and about 16% of these females (“silent” females) did not emit detectable amount of
pheromone throughout the experimental period. There was no clear temporal pattern of peak pheromone emission for 19 days after
the onset. More than half of the laboratory mated females completely stopped releasing pheromone after the first mating, while
the rest of them continued releasing pheromone, frequently followed by additional mating.
Received 26 March 2001; accepted 28 January 2002. 相似文献
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Alkaloid tolerance in Manduca sexta and phylogenetically related sphingids (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Summary. Nicotine tolerance is well known for Manduca sexta. It also occurs in several other sphingids of the subfamilies Macroglossinae and Sphinginae. Only members of the subfamily
Smerinthinae appear to be more susceptible to nicotine intoxication. Phylogenetic trees have been reconstructed from mitochondrial
16S rDNA and nuclear DNA to map nicotine tolerance.?The nicotine binding site of both α-subunits of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) have been amplified and sequenced. No apparent amino acid substitution
can be seen in the putative nicotine binding site of the α-subunits of nAChR from nicotine tolerant and nicotine sensitive sphingids. Thus, a simple target-site modification can be
ruled out as a cause for nicotine tolerance. This finding agrees with feeding experiments: larvae of M. sexta and other sphingids of the Macroglossinae and Sphinginae not only tolerated nicotine, but also many other alkaloids that
affect neuroreceptors other than acetylcholine receptors (nAChR, mAChR).?Only 10 to 20% of nicotine injected into larvae of
nicotine-tolerant taxa could be recovered later as free nicotine, nicotine N-oxide or cotinine, i.e., 80 to 90% must have been converted to polar conjugates or degradation products which are not detectable with the methods
applied. Usually more than 98% of the recoverable alkaloids were found in the faeces. Excretion reached a maximum 6 h after
injection in tolerant taxa. Larvae of Manduca sexta, which were reared on a nicotine-rich diet, showed higher nicotine degradation and faster nicotine elimination than na?ve
larvae. Application of the cytochrome P450 inhibitor SKF 525A (proadifen) reduced the formation of nicotine N-oxide and the rate of alkaloid degradation. Thus, an
inducible detoxification mechanism, coupled with a rapid and inducible excretion, appear to be a strategy in Sphingidae that
helps them to live on host plants rich in otherwise toxic secondary metabolites.
Received 23 March 2001; accepted 4 August 2001. 相似文献
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Summary. Analysis of South-East Asian troidine swallowtails revealed high variability in the content of aristolochic acids among individuals.
The presence or absence of these compounds depends on the Aristolochia species available as food plant for the larvae. Only one plant species (Aristolochia philippinensis) contained a high concentration of aristolochic acids, while other species from various localities contained none or only
marginal amounts. Whether aristolochic acids have a distinct function in chemical defense of these swallowtails is still an
open question.
Received 11 December 2000; accepted 4 August 2001. 相似文献
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Summary. Colonies of two species of Metapone (M. madagascarica, M. new species.) were collected in Madagascar and established in laboratory nests. It could be demonstrated that both species
are specialist predators of termites (Cryptotermes kirbyi). During hunting the ants sting the termites and thereby paralyze and preserve the prey alive. In this way prey can be stored
in the ant nest for extended periods. During foraging and colony emigrations the ants lay chemical trails with poison gland
secretions. Among the seven compounds identified in the venom only methyl pyrrole-2-carboxylate elicits trail following behavior
in both Metapone species.
Received 11 February 2002, accepted 23 February 2002. 相似文献
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Changes in male guppy courting distance in response to a fluctuating light environment 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
In the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), effective courting by a male requires visual contact with the female. Therefore, environmental light intensity may affect
male display behavior, particularly initial courtship distance. We found that male guppies courted at exact and predictable
distances from the female given a particular light level, both in field and laboratory studies. In lower light levels (<0.1 μmol m−2 s−1), for example at dawn, dusk, or under heavy canopy, males court females at closer and less variable distances (<3 cm). At
higher light levels, which occur during most of the day and with less canopy cover, males often court from twice or three
times further out. Light levels over guppy streams change over relatively short time periods and ranges, correlating with
variation in courtship distances. Laboratory manipulations of irradiance confirmed that courtship distance depends on illumination.
Hence, courtship distances may be set by the effect of lighting on signal efficiency, minimization of energy or time expenditures,
or predation risk.
Received: 16 December 1997 / Accepted after revision: 8 August 1998 相似文献