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Multivariate analysis of the correlation between noctuidae subfamilies and the chemical structure of their sex pheromones or male attractants

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Female-emitted pheromones and sex attractants of Noctuidae were investigated using a specific computer procedure to analyze data collected from the literature. Correspondence analysis was used to survey the structure-activity relationships of sex pheromones in seven subfamilies. Structural, stereochemical, and functional features of active molecules were related to taxonomy. This multidimensional analysis revealed that the prevalent chemical frame of noctuid moth pheromones was a monounsaturated acetate withZ stereochemistry and a double bond on the fifth carbon closest to the nonfunctional branch of the molecule. Possible phylogenetic relationships within Noctuidae and between Noctuidae and other families are discussed in light of the sex pheromone biochemistry. Female sex pheromones appeared to be an additional character to be considered in the classification of noctuid moths.

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Renou, M., Lalanne-Cassou, B., Michelot, D. et al. Multivariate analysis of the correlation between noctuidae subfamilies and the chemical structure of their sex pheromones or male attractants. J Chem Ecol 14, 1187–1215 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01019346

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