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The Sex Pheromone of the Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi
Author(s) -
Chinta Satya P.,
Goller Stephan,
Lux Julia,
Funke Sebastian,
Uhl Gabriele,
Schulz Stefan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906311
Subject(s) - spider , pheromone , sex pheromone , ecology , zoology , biology , psychology
Wasp spider looking for a mate : Female wasp spiders (see picture) use trimethyl methylcitrate as a volatile cue to attract males. The experiments were performed on a sunny meadow, showing for the first time that spider traps can be used to trap spiders in the field (photo: Helen Sandford).