ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Anoplolepis custodiens
;
Dufours gland
;
n-alkanes
;
n-alkenes
;
I-alcohols
;
2-alcohols
;
2-ketones
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The components of individual Dufours glands excised fromAnoplolepis custodiens workers were analysed by GC-MS. In addition to then-alkanes andn-alkenes previously reported2 in these glands, primary alcohols (C19-C22), secondary alcohols (C20-C23), 2-ketones (C20-C23) and possibly carboxylate ethyl esters (C19 and C21) were identified as components of these glands. It seems possible that these high-boiling compounds are used by the workers in laying trails on the hot sandy surfaces of their characteristic habitat and in lining of the inner walls of nests, but no standard compounds have been available to us for any behavioral studies.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01928799
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