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Sex pheromones and the status of greenheaded and brownheaded leafroller moths in New Zealand
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Foster, S. P. Dugdale, J. S. White, C. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Studies on the sex pheromones of the endemic New Zealand greenheaded and brownheaded leafroller moths, Planotortrix excessana (sensu Dugdale 1966) and Ctenopseustis obliquana (sensu Green & Dugdale 1982), have shown that the two described species consist of two and three taxa, respectively, able to be differentiated on the basis of distinct female-produced sex pheromones. Genetic studies using enzyme electrophoresis on both laboratory and wild-collected insects have confirmed the pheromone-based separation of the two described species. Morphological studies support the above studies and also suggest that one of the C. obliquano taxa can be further separated into two separate entities, one in the North Island, and the other in the South and Stewart Islands. Further work is needed to determine whether this difference within this taxon is biologically significant. The pheromone, genetic, and morphological studies are reviewed, with the conclusion that each of the pheromone-based taxa should now be considered as distinct sibling (or cryptic) species. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/03014223.1991.10757949?needAccess=true |
| Ending Page | 74 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 63 |
| ISSN | 03014223 |
| e-ISSN | 11758821 |
| DOI | 10.1080/03014223.1991.10757949 |
| Journal | New Zealand Journal of Zoology |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biodiversity Conservation Zoology Pheromones Morphology Electrophoresis Isozymes Lepidoptera Tortricidae Sibling Species Leafroller Moths Planotortrix Ctenopseustis Greenheaded Leafroller Brownheaded Leafroller |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Animal Science and Zoology |
