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Volatile Amphibian Pheromones: Macrolides from Mantellid Frogs from Madagascar
Author(s) -
Poth Dennis,
Wollenberg Katharina C.,
Vences Miguel,
Schulz Stefan
Publication year - 2012
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.201106592
Subject(s) - amphibian , notice , natural product , sex pheromone , biology , natural (archaeology) , ecology , zoology , paleontology , political science , law , biochemistry
Amphibians like water , but do they also notice volatile compounds in the air? Yes, they do. Macrolides, such as phoracantholide J (see picture; upper right structure) or the newly discovered natural product gephyromantolide A (left structure), are used for communication by mantelline frogs from Madagascar.