title: Defensive secretion of Therea petiveriana: chemical identification and evidence of an alarm function.
abstract: The volatile constituents of the supposed defensive secretions of the glandular pouches of the adults of both sexes of the cockroach Therea petiveriana have been shown to contain N-3-methylbutylacetamide (MBA) and N-3-methylbutylpropanamide (MBP), which represented 60% of the volatile fraction. The other 40% included acidic, aromatic, and aldehydic compounds. Behavioral experiments demonstrated that the secretion acts as an alarm pheromone for adults.
authors.affiliation: Université de Bourgogne, CNRS, UMR 5548 Dijon, France. Jean-Pierre.Farine@u-bourgogne.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Farine
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Semon
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Everaerts
authors.forename: Dehbia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abed
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grandcolas
authors.forename: Remy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brossut
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010675:Pheromones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones