<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> More and more frequently beer is used as an attractant in traps to eliminate the slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non-Mabille. The smell of beer is not indifferent to animals. Hence it is highly probable that it affects the physiological processes in the slug’s body. The aim of our study was to examine whether the smell can induce changes in respiration activity (measured as CO2 emission) of adult individuals of Arion lusitanicus. The results showed that all the tested brands of beer caused an increase in CO2 emission. Furthermore, in all the samples of studied brands of beer, this increase in CO2 emission correlated negatively to the content of the following compounds: acrylic acid N- hydroxysuccinimide ester, decanoic acid, (9Z,12Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-1- [(acetyloxy)methyl]ethyl ester, bicyclo[4,1,0]heptane and ethyl caprylate.</abstract>

More and more frequently beer is used as an attractant in traps to eliminate the slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non-Mabille. The smell of beer is not indifferent to animals. Hence it is highly probable that it affects the physiological processes in the slug’s body. The aim of our study was to examine whether the smell can induce changes in respiration activity (measured as CO2 emission) of adult individuals of Arion lusitanicus. The results showed that all the tested brands of beer caused an increase in CO2 emission. Furthermore, in all the samples of studied brands of beer, this increase in CO2 emission correlated negatively to the content of the following compounds: acrylic acid N- hydroxysuccinimide ester, decanoic acid, (9Z,12Z)-9,12-octadecadienoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-1- [(acetyloxy)methyl]ethyl ester, bicyclo[4,1,0]heptane and ethyl caprylate.

12. The Smell of Beer as a Factor Affecting the Emission of Carbon Dioxide by Arion Lusitanicus Auct. Non-Mabille

Department of Ecotoxicology, Institute of Applied Biotechnology and Basic Science, University of Rzeszów, 36-100 Kolbuszowa, Poland

Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Department of Differential Equations and Statistics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

The Chair of Chemistry and Food Toxicology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland

Department of Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology, Faculty of Biology and Agriculture, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland

Department of Botany, Institute of Applied Biotechnology and Basic Science, University of Rzeszów, 36-100 Kolbuszowa, Poland

Communal Office in Niwiska, Niwiska 430, 36-147 Niwiska, Poland

Annals of Animal Science

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More and more frequently beer is used as an attractant in traps to eliminate the slug Arion lusitanicus auct. non-Mabille. The smell of beer is not indifferent...

12. The Smell of Beer as a Factor Affecting the Emission of Carbon Dioxide by Arion Lusitanicus Auct. Non-Mabille

Article Category: The Biology, Physiology, Reproduction, and Health

Published Online: May 06, 2016

Page range: 463 - 476

Received: Nov 12, 2014

Accepted: Feb 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0005

Keywords
Arion lusitanicus, beer, CO2 emission, respirometry

© by Bartosz Piechowicz

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

12. The Smell of Beer as a Factor Affecting the Emission of Carbon Dioxide by Arion Lusitanicus Auct. Non-Mabille

Article Category: The Biology, Physiology, Reproduction, and Health

Published Online: May 06, 2016

Page range: 463 - 476

Received: Nov 12, 2014

Accepted: Feb 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2016-0005

KeywordsArion lusitanicus, beer, CO2 emission, respirometry

© by Bartosz Piechowicz

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Arion lusitanicus, beer, CO2 emission, respirometry