Mandibular gland chemistry of grass-cutting ants: Species, caste, and colony variation
Mandibular gland chemistry of grass-cutting ants: Species, caste, and colony variation
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1005624101743
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发表时间：
2001-01-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Goulson, D
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作者：
Hughes, WOH;Howse, PE;Goulson, D
本文研究了两种割草蚁（Ata bisphaerica和A. capiguara进行了检查，并对种姓和殖民地的变化进行了量化。对A. bisphaerica和A. capiguara非常相似，并且由挥发物的复杂混合物组成，其中4-甲基-3-庚酮和2-庚酮是最丰富的化合物。小，但一致的种内差异被发现之间的工人种姓和个别殖民地。结果支持报警信息素很少是物种特异性的观点。群体间变异的可能重要性进行了讨论。
The compositions of the alarm pheromones of two species of grass-cutting ant, Atta bisphaerica and A. capiguara, were examined, and caste and colony variations quantified. The pheromones of A. bisphaerica and A. capiguara were remarkably similar and were composed of a complex mixture of volatiles in which 4-methyl-3-heptanone and 2-heptanone were the most abundant compounds. Small but consistent intraspecific differences were found between the worker castes and between individual colonies. The results support the view that alarm pheromones are rarely species specific. The possible importance of intercolony variation is discussed.