ISSN:
1423-0445
Keywords:
alarm pheromones
;
frontal gland secretions
;
enantiomeric composition
;
two-dimensional gas chromatography
;
Isoptera
;
Termitidae
;
Nasutitermes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Summary Frontal gland secretions of termite soldiers of the speciesNasutitermes costalis, N. ephratae, N. nigriceps, N. rippertii, andN. hubbardii were analyzed. The chiral compositions of the monoterpene hydrocarbons were investigated by means of two-dimensional gas chromatography. Two of them, 3-carene andβ-pinene were present in the form of (−)-enantiomers of high purity in the majority of the samples. The other monoterpenes,α-pinene, camphene, sabinene, limonene, andβ-phellandrene, exhibited a great variation in the enantiopurity between different species.α-Pinene and limonene varied significantly even between different colonies within the species.N. costalis was the only species with an invariable composition of the secretion, independent of the locality or origin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01241682
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