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. 2011 Jun 27;6(6):e21162. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021162

Table 1. Major substances responsible for dissimilarity between adult and juvenile male S. bilineata during the premating season.

Premating season AdultsAv. Abundance (%) JuvenilesAv. Abundance (%) Contribution (%) to Dissimilarity Cumulative contribution to Dissimilarity (%)
Substance A ♦ 2.24 0.51 18.06 18.06
2,6,10-trimethyl-3-oxo-6,10-dodecadienolide♦ 1.89 0.32 16.83 34.88
Cholesterol 2.46 2.3 13.04 47.92
Tryptanthrin ♦ 1.77 0.66 12.20 60.13
Hexadecanoic Acid 3.41 3.65 8.97 69.10

Substances are ordered in decreasing contribution (SIMPER). Av. =  Average; Cum.  =  Cumulative; Contr.  =  Contribution, ♦ =  male specific substance.