Table 3. Quantification of the main volatiles in wild-type odoriferous stink glands.
Sex & gland types | MBQ (µg) | EBQ (µg) | 15ene (µg) | 17diene (µg) | 17ene (µg) | Quinones (nmol) | Alkenes (nmol) |
male thr | 5.39±1.63 | 7.08±2.15 | 4.71±1.2 | 2.39±0.64 | 1.08±0.27 | 96.21±28.97 | 37.06±9.44 |
fem. thr | 5.66±2.15 | 7.41±1.93 | 4.8±1.21 | 2.74±0.68 | 1.06±0.25 | 100.81±29.82 | 38.84±9.54 |
male abd | 8.43±2.53 | 10.63±3.05 | 9.91±2.61 | 0.51±0.17 | 1.06±0.28 | 147.18±42.85 | 53.74±14.1 |
fem. abd | 7.51±1.75 | 10.84±2.79 | 9.58±1.95 | 0.66±0.16 | 0.94±0.18 | 141.24±33.39 | 52.32±10.32 |
male thr+abd | 13.82±3.61 | 17.71±4.6 | 14.62±3.17 | 2.9±0.71 | 2.14±0.46 | 243.39±62.9 | 90.8±19.16 |
fem. thr+abd | 13.2±3.18 | 18.25±4.17 | 14.31±2.65 | 3.36±0.73 | 1.97±0.34 | 242.34±54.2 | 90.58±16.24 |
The amounts are indicated as mean±standard deviation. N = 15–30. Abbreviations: fem.: female; thr: thoracic glands; abd: abdominal glands.