Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of Thanatophilus sinuatus F. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) to selected cadaveric volatile organic compounds

Dekeirsschieter, Jessica; Frederickx, Christine; Lognay, Georges; Brostaux, Yves; Verheggen, François; Haubruge, Eric

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Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of Thanatophilus sinuatus F. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) to selected cadaveric volatile organic compounds

Dekeirsschieter, Jessica; Frederickx, Christine; Lognay, Georges et al.

2013 • In Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Forensic science; Forensic entomology; chemical ecology; carrion beetles; Silphinae; carrion ecology; cadaveric VOCs; insect olfaction; electroantennography; olfactometry

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[en] Soon after death, carcasses release volatile chemicals that attract carrion insects including Silphidae. Nevertheless, it is not known which chemical cues are involved in the attractiveness of the carcass. So far, little information is available on the chemical ecology of carrion beetles, particularly concerning the subfamily of Silphinae. The biological role of selected cadaveric volatile organic compounds including: dimethyldisulfide (DMDS), butan-1-ol, n-butanoic acid, indole, phenol, p-cresol, putrescine, and cadaverine on the silphine species, Thanatophilus sinuatus Fabricius, was investigated by using both electrophysiological and behavioural techniques. Among the tested cadaveric compounds, butan-1-ol and DMDS elicited the strongest EAG from both T. sinuatus male and female antennae. In a two-arm olfactometer, males and females were significantly attracted to dimethyldisulfide (DMDS) for both tested doses, whereas only males were attracted to p-cresol at 100 ng. Putrescine was repellent to males at the dose of 1 µg

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Dekeirsschieter, Jessica ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Frederickx, Christine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Lognay, Georges ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Chimie et bio-industries > Analyse, qual. et risques - Labo. de Chimie analytique

Brostaux, Yves ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Statistique, Inform. et Mathém. appliquée à la bioingénierie

Verheggen, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sciences agronomiques > Entomologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Haubruge, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Services administratifs généraux > Vice-Recteur de Gembloux Agro Bio Tech

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English

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Electrophysiological and behavioural responses of Thanatophilus sinuatus F. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) to selected cadaveric volatile organic compounds

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June 2013

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Journal of Forensic Sciences

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0022-1198

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1556-4029

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ASTM International, Philadelphia, United States - Pennsylvania

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