Volatile amphibian pheromones: macrolides from mantellid frogs from Madagascar

…, KC Wollenberg, M Vences, S Schulz

文献索引：Poth, Dennis; Wollenberg, Katharina C.; Vences, Miguel; Schulz, Stefan Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012 , vol. 51, # 9 p. 2187 - 2190

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摘要

Anuran amphibians (frogs) communicate mainly by acoustic, visual, and tactile signals. However, frogs and other amphibians can also use pheromones.[1, 2] In some cases these have been chemically characterized; in frogs, newts, and salamanders they proved to be peptides or proteins, readily dissolving in water or spreading on the water surface.[2, 3] These compounds are used by the males to attract females in water. An example is the 25 ...