Species-specificity in trail pheromones and Dufour's gland contents ofCamponotus atriceps andC. floridanus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
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| Authors: | U Haak B Hölldobler H J Bestmann F Kern |
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| Institution: | (1) Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestra e 42, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany;(2) Institut für Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Summary By means of gas chromatography, gas chromatographic coupled mass spectrometry, trail-following experiments and electrophysiological recordings from worker antennae, the major trail pheromone components from the hindgut of the formicine speciesCamponotus atriceps andC. floridanus were identified as 3,5-dimethyl-6-(1 -methylpropyl)-tetrahydropyran-2-one and nerolic acid, respectively. The Dufour's gland contents of both species, investigated by gas chromatographic coupled mass spectrometry, show significant differences.Pheromones 104: Janssen E, Übler E, Bauriegel L, Kern F, Bestmann H-J, Attygalle AB, Steghaus-Kovacs S, Maschwitz U: Trail pheromone of the Ponerinae antLeptogenys peuqueti (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a multicomponent mixture of related compounds |
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| Keywords: | trail pheromone Dufour's gland hindgut carpenter ants Hymenoptera Formicidae Formicinae Camponotus atriceps Camponotus floridanus |
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