Astrid Tatjana Groot

Works (23)

Updated: April 5th, 2024 03:01

2023 journal article

A mosaic of endogenous and plant-derived courtship signals in moths

CURRENT BIOLOGY, 33(16).

TL;DR: It is shown that two olfactory receptors in female antennae are tuned to MeSA, which facilitates female acceptance of the male, and males appear to exploit the female's preadapted sensory bias in courtship. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 2, 2023

2023 journal article

Diet-derived male sex pheromone compounds affect female choice in a noctuid moth

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13(1).

By: N. Zweerus*, M. Wijk*, C. Schal n & A. Groot*

TL;DR: The effect of larval diet and adult feeding on MeSA and δ-decalactone content in hairpencils is investigated and whether these compounds are involved in female choice is determined. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 16, 2024

2023 journal article

Lipases and carboxylesterases affect moth sex pheromone compounds involved in interspecific mate recognition

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1).

By: A. Fouchier*, E. Fruitet*, R. Lievers*, P. Kuperus*, J. Emerson n, F. Gould n, D. Heckel*, A. Groot*

TL;DR: Together, the results show that lipases and carboxylesterases are involved in tuning Lepidoptera pheromones composition. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 16, 2024

2021 journal article

Experimental evidence for female mate choice in a noctuid moth

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 179, 1–13.

By: N. Zweerus*, M. Wijk*, C. Schal n & A. Groot*

author keywords: courtship behaviour; female mate choice; pheromone; sexual selection; Chloridea (Helothis) virescers
TL;DR: It is observed that females determined the outcome of courtship by moving away from the male (avoidance) or by facilitating copulation with an abdominal bend (acceptance), and it is discovered that tactile sensory stimuli may be involved during courtship. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
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Added: September 27, 2021

2018 journal article

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemicals emitted from the pheromone gland of individual Heliothis subflexa females

PLOS ONE, 13(8), e0202035.

By: S. Nojima n, A. Classen*, A. Groot* & C. Schal n

Ed(s): J. Hull

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Moths / chemistry; Moths / metabolism; Reproducibility of Results; Scent Glands / chemistry; Scent Glands / metabolism; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / metabolism; Volatile Organic Compounds / chemistry; Volatile Organic Compounds / metabolism
TL;DR: The chemicals emitted from the sex pheromone gland of individual Heliothis subflexa females were sampled using a short section of thick-film megabore fused silica capillary column, and the phersomone glands of the same females were extracted after the effluvia collection. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 19, 2018

2017 journal article

Field Attraction of Carob Moth to Host Plants and Conspecific Females

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 110(5), 2076–2083.

By: S. Hosseini*, S. Goldansaz*, S. Menken*, M. Wijk n, P. Roessingh* & A. Groot n

author keywords: Attractants; fruit bait; plant volatile-pheromone interaction; monitoring; moth
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Female; Fruit; Insect Control; Lythraceae; Male; Moths / drug effects; Pistacia; Volatile Organic Compounds / pharmacology
TL;DR: Results show that volatiles from cracked pomegranates alone or in combination with female sex pheromone have great potential for application in pest management programs of carob moth. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Proximity of signallers can maintain sexual signal variation under stabilizing selection

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

By: M. van Wijk n, J. Heath n, R. Lievers*, C. Schal n & A. Groot n

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Female; Male; Mating Preference, Animal / physiology; Moths; Sex Attractants / physiology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
TL;DR: This work proposes and test a “proximity model” wherein two females that vary in their relative attractiveness to males, can both benefit from calling in close proximity to each other, and proposes that frequency-dependent behavioural and spatial interactions can sustain signal variation within populations even when these signals are under stabilizing selection. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Experimental evidence for chemical mate guarding in a moth

Scientific Reports, 6(1).

By: S. Hosseini*, M. van Wijk n, G. Ke*, S. Goldansaz*, C. Schal n & A. Groot n

MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Fertility; Male; Mating Preference, Animal; Moths; Pheromones; Sex Attractants; Sexual Behavior, Animal
TL;DR: This work tested the hypothesis that the male sex pheromone in the noctuid moth Heliothis virescens perfumes the female and functions as an anti-aphrodisiac, and found that virgin females perfumed with male phermone extract mated significantly less than control virgin females, and this effect persisted for two successive nights. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Within-population variability in a moth sex pheromone blend: genetic basis and behavioural consequences

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1779), 20133054.

By: A. Groot n, G. Schöfl*, O. Inglis n, S. Donnerhacke*, A. Classen*, A. Schmalz*, R. Santangelo n, J. Emerson n ...

author keywords: Lepidoptera; Heliothis virescens; quantitative trait locus analysis; delta-11-desaturase; balancing selection; heterozygote advantage
MeSH headings : Animals; Genetic Variation; Inbreeding; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Moths / genetics; Moths / metabolism; Moths / physiology; Phenotype; Quantitative Trait Loci; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / genetics; Sexual Behavior, Animal
TL;DR: A model in which the QTL is a trans-acting repressor of delta-11 desaturase expression explains many features of the data, and selection favouring heterozygotes which produce more unsaturated components could maintain a polymorphism at this locus. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Sexual isolation of male moths explained by a single pheromone response QTL containing four receptor genes

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107(19), 8660–8665.

By: F. Gould n, M. Estock n, N. Hillier*, B. Powell n, A. Groot n, C. Ward n, J. Emerson n, C. Schal n, N. Vickers*

author keywords: mating; speciation; AFLP; odorant receptor; Heliothis
MeSH headings : Animal Structures / drug effects; Animal Structures / physiology; Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes / genetics; Crosses, Genetic; Electrophysiological Phenomena / drug effects; Female; Genes, Insect / genetics; Inbreeding; Ketones / pharmacology; Male; Moths / drug effects; Moths / genetics; Neurons / drug effects; Neurons / physiology; Pheromones / pharmacology; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Receptors, Odorant / genetics; Sexual Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Species Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

<I>Bacillus thuringiensis</I> Cry1Ac Resistance Frequency in Tobacco Budworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology, 102(1), 381–387.

By: C. Blanco*, D. Andow*, C. Abel, D. Sumerford*, G. Hernandez, J. López, L. Adams, A. Groot* ...

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; insecticide resistance management; F-2 screen; Bt-resistance allele frequency; single-pair families
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; Bacterial Proteins; Endotoxins; Female; Gene Frequency; Genes, Insect; Hemolysin Proteins; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Male; Moths / genetics; Pest Control, Biological; Southeastern United States
TL;DR: The estimated resistance allele frequencies were not significantly different from a previously published estimate from 1993, and there is no evidence that H. virescens populations have become more resistant to Cry1Ac. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 review

GEOGRAPHIC AND TEMPORAL VARIATION IN MOTH CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION

[Review of ]. EVOLUTION, 63(8), 1987–2003.

By: A. Groot n, O. Inglis n, S. Bowdridge n, R. Santangelo n, C. Blanco*, J. Lopez*, A. Teran Vargas*, F. Gould n, C. Schal n

Contributors: A. Groot n, O. Inglis n, S. Bowdridge n, R. Santangelo n, C. Blanco*, J. Lopez*, A. Vargas*, F. Gould n, C. Schal n

author keywords: Experience; female sex pheromone; Heliothis subflexa; Heliothis virescens; male response; phenotypic plasticity; selection
MeSH headings : Animal Communication; Animals; Female; Male; Mexico; Moths / chemistry; Moths / metabolism; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / metabolism; United States
TL;DR: The pattern of temporal variation within populations suggests that optimization of the pheromonal signal also may be driven by within-generation physiological adjustments by the moths in response to their experience of the local chemical environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

QTL analysis of sex pheromone blend differences between two closely related moths: Insights into divergence in biosynthetic pathways

INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 39(8), 568–577.

By: A. Groot n, M. Estock n, J. Horovitz n, J. Hamilton n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

Contributors: A. Groot n, M. Estock n, J. Horovitz n, J. Hamilton n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

author keywords: Noctuidae; Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; Sex pheromone production; Biosynthetic pathway; Candidate genes
MeSH headings : Animals; Biosynthetic Pathways; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Insect Hormones / biosynthesis; Insect Hormones / genetics; Male; Moths / genetics; Moths / metabolism; Quantitative Trait Loci; Sex Attractants / biosynthesis; Sex Attractants / genetics
TL;DR: Quantitative Trait Locus analysis by hybridizing two noctuid moth species and backcrossing the F(1) females to males of both parental species reveals new QTL, which implicates several candidate genes in the divergence of these premating signals. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Paternity Allocation in a Mutant Heliothis virescens Colony

SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST, 33(4), 253–263.

By: C. Blanco, O. Perera, A. Groot*, G. Hernandez & A. Teran-Vargas

TL;DR: It is suggested that regardless of the order in which moths mated, wild-type sperm had potential superior competitiveness and therefore, sperm precedence is not the main driving force behind the paternity allocation mechanism in this strain of tobacco budworm. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Differential attraction of Heliothis subflexa males to synthetic pheromone lures in eastern US and western Mexico

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, 33(2), 353–368.

By: A. Groot n, R. Santangelo n, E. Ricci n, C. Brownie n, F. Gould n & C. Schal n

author keywords: sexual communication; pheromone; pheromone component; geographic variation; acetate esters; 16-carbon alcohol; 14-carbon aldehydes; dose-response; minimal blend; complete blend
MeSH headings : Acetates / chemistry; Animal Communication; Animals; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Male; Mexico; Moths; Sex Attractants / chemical synthesis; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / pharmacology; Sexual Behavior, Animal; United States
TL;DR: The mate attraction signal of Heliothis subflexa (Hs) females consists of a multicomponent sex pheromone blend, and it is indicated that the addition of Z9-16:OAc alone does not increase attraction of male Hs, while Z11-16-OAc does. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Experimental evidence for interspecific directional selection on moth pheromone communication

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 103(15), 5858–5863.

By: A. Groot n, J. Horovitz n, J. Hamilton n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n & F. Gould n

Contributors: A. Groot n, J. Horovitz n, J. Hamilton n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n & F. Gould n

author keywords: communication interference; Helicithis subflexa; Heliothis virescens; sexual communication; speciation
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Genotype; Male; Moths / genetics; Moths / physiology; Phenotype; Pheromones / physiology; Regression Analysis; Sexual Behavior, Animal
TL;DR: It is quantitatively estimate that the directional selection exerted by Hv males on Hs females to produce relatively high amounts of acetates can range from 0.135 to 0.231, which may counteract intraspecific stabilizing selection that impedes evolutionary changes in pheromone blends and could lead to diversification of sexual signals. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Genetics of sex pheromone blend differences between Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa: a chromosome mapping approach

JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 19(2), 600–617.

By: A. Sheck n, A. Groot n, C. Ward n, C. Gemeno n, J. Wang n, C. Brownie n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

Contributors: A. Sheck n, A. Groot n, C. Ward n, C. Gemeno n, J. Wang n, C. Brownie n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

author keywords: evolution; Lepidoptera; mate recognition; Noctuidae; pheromones; quantitative trait loci; sexual isolation
MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Crosses, Genetic; DNA / genetics; DNA / isolation & purification; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Genetic Variation; Male; Moths / genetics; Phenotype; Pheromones / genetics
TL;DR: Genetic crosses between Heliothis virescens and H. subflexa moths were conducted and AFLP marker‐based mapping of backcross families was used to determine which of the 30 autosomes in these moths contained quantitative trait loci controlling the proportion of specific chemical components in the pheromone blends. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Effect of PBAN on pheromone production by mated Heliothis virescens and Heliothis subflexa females

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, 31(1), 14–28.

By: A. Groot*, Y. Fan*, C. Brownie n, R. Jurenka*, F. Gould* & C. Schal*

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; sex pheromone; PBAN; temporal variation
MeSH headings : Animals; Exocrine Glands / metabolism; Female; Moths / physiology; Neuropeptides / administration & dosage; Oviposition; Pheromones / biosynthesis; Seasons; Sex Attractants / biosynthesis
TL;DR: Because the temporal variation in pheromone blend composition was greater for virgin females than for PBAN-injected females, PBAN can be used to determine a female’s native pherOMone phenotype. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Male and female antennal responses in Heliothis virescens and H subflexa to conspecific and heterospecific sex pheromone compounds

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 34(2), 256–263.

By: A. Groot*, C. Gemeno*, C. Brownie n, F. Gould* & C. Schal*

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; electroantennogram; species specificity; female autodetection
TL;DR: The hypothesis that autodetection of sex pheromones occurs in females of both H. virescens and H. subflexa is supported, although whether females behaviorally respond to any, or to combinations, of these compounds remains to be elucidated. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Pheromone biosynthetic pathways in the moths Heliothis subflexa and Heliothis virescens

ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY, 59(2), 53–58.

By: M. Choi*, A. Groot n & R. Jurenka*

author keywords: pheromone; biosynthesis; FBAN; desaturases; Lepidoptera; noctuidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Deuterium; Fatty Acid Desaturases / metabolism; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Models, Biological; Moths / metabolism; Palmitic Acids / metabolism; Quinazolines / metabolism; Sex Attractants / biosynthesis
TL;DR: This research investigated the incorporation of deuterium-labeled tetradecanoic, hexadecanooic, and octadecanoi acid precursors into pheromone components of Heliothis subflexa and Helioths virescens to indicate that the Delta11 desaturase is the only active desatur enzyme present in the phersomone gland cells of both species. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Introgressing pheromone QTL between species: Towards an evolutionary understanding of differentiation in sexual communication

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 30(12), 2495–2514.

By: A. Groot n, C. Ward n, J. Wang n, A. Pokrzywa n, J. O’Brien n, J. Bennett n, J. Kelly n, R. Santangelo n, C. Schal n, F. Gould n

author keywords: Heliothis virescens; Heliothis subflexa; multi-component sex pheromone blend; QTL; quantitative trait loci; backcross; AFLP; amplified fragment length polymorphism; phenotype; genotype
MeSH headings : Animal Communication; Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Female; Genomics; Male; Moths / physiology; Pheromones / physiology; Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics; Quantitative Trait Loci / physiology; Sex Attractants / chemistry; Sex Attractants / physiology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
TL;DR: The introgressed Hv-chromosome 22 into the genomic background of Hs, isolating the chromosome that has a major effect on acetate production and can be tested in behavioral experiments whether the presence of acetates may have been a driving force for a shift in pheromone composition. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Mate location in the green capsid bug, Lygocoris pabulinus

ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA, 106(2), 73–77.

By: F. Drijfhout*, A. Groot n, T. Beek* & J. Visser

author keywords: Lygocoris pabulinus; Miridae; GC-EAD; alkenes (Z)-9-pentacosene; (Z)-7-pentacosene; mate location behavior; sex pheromone; chemical communication; hydrocarbons; attraction
TL;DR: The results indicate that these alkenes are important cues for male L. pabulinus in mate location behaviour. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Oviposition preference of Lygocoris pabulinus (Het., Miridae) in relation to plants and conspecifics

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY, 127(2), 65–71.

By: A. Groot n, A. Heijboer*, J. Visser* & M. Dicke*

TL;DR: Although L. pabulinus is a generalist in its feeding habits, the summer generation seems to be an oviposition specialist. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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