Volatile secretion of dufour gland of workers of an army ant,Dorylus (Anomma) molestus |
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| Authors: | Anne -Genevieve Bagneres Johan Billen E. David Morgan |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Keele, ST5 5BG Staffordshire, England;(2) Zoological Institute, University of Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium;(3) Present address: Laboratoire de Communication Chimique, CNRS-UPR 27, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, 13402 Marseille Cedex 9, France |
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| Abstract: | The Dufour glands of workers ofDorylus (Anomma) molestus contain chiefly linear alkenes and alkanes, with (Z)-9-tricosene and tricosane representing over 70%. The glands are relatively small with some indication of very small (nanogram or less) amounts of dihydrofarnesol. Minima, medium, and major workers ofDorylus (Anomma) nigricans contain a similar spectrum of compounds.Dedicated to Professor J.K.A. van Boven on his seventy-sixth birthday. |
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| Keywords: | Exocrine secretion Dufour gland
Dorylus (Anomma) molestus
Dorylus (Anomma) nigricans
Dorylinae Formicidae Hymenoptera |
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