hydroxidanaidal

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noun

A particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.

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nounhydroxidanaidal (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.

    Furthermore, male moths biosynthesized the sex pheromone hydroxidanaidal from PAs and passed on PAs to females as a nuptial gift; in turn, females endowed their eggs with this defense.

    2015 October 31, “Feeding on Host Plants with Different Concentrations and Structures of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Impacts the Chemical-Defense Effectiveness of a Specialist Herbivore”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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