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Table 1 Saturated and unsaturated aldehydes found in headspace collections of D. melanogaster (Dalby) females and males

From: A Drosophila female pheromone elicits species-specific long-range attraction via an olfactory channel with dual specificity for sex and food

Compound

Females

Males

 

(% ± SD, n = 5)a,b

(% ± SD, n = 5)a,b

Heptanal

3.1 ± 0.8

9.9 ± 4.8

Octanal

Traces

0.2 ± 0.5

Nonanal

4.1 ± 0.9

8.7 ± 7.9

(Z)-4-nonenal

Traces

–

Undecanal

Traces

–

(Z)-4-undecenal

23.3 ± 1.8

–

Dodecanal

7.9 ± 1.3

–

Tridecanal

Traces

–

(Z)-4-tridecenal

0.4 ± 0.9

–

Tetradecanal

11.2 ± 0.8

4.9 ± 4.1

Pentadecanal

3.2 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 2.1

Hexadecanal

27.8 ± 3.3

69.1 ± 9.7

(Z)-4-hexadecenal

2.9 ± 0.3

–

Octadecanal

4.7 ± 1.0

4.4 ± 3.9

(Z)-4-octadecenal

3.0 ± 0.6

–

(Z)-4-eicosenal

5.6 ± 1.7

–

  1. aHeadspace collection from batches of 20 flies
  2. bRelative amounts
  3. – Not found