ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Malacosoma americanum
;
eastern tent caterpillar
;
Lepidoptera
;
Lasiocampidae
;
trail pheromone
;
pheromone secretory site
;
silk trail
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract A new site of secretion of a chemical trail marker was found on the sternum at the tip of the last abdominal segment of the larva of the eastern tent caterpillarMalacosoma americanum. Larvae marked from this site by drawing their sterna along the substrate when they extended existing trails in search of food and again when they established recruitment trails to food-finds. Differences in the quantity or quality of the marker deposited by exploring and recruiting caterpillars may account for the greater activity of the recruitment trails.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00984003
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