TY - JOUR
T1 - Change of Dufour gland contents with age of workers of Formica sanguinea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
AU - ALI, MAHMOUD FADL
AU - ATTYGALLE, ATHULA B.
AU - BILLEN, JOHAN P.J.
AU - JACKSON, BRIAN D.
AU - MORGAN, E. DAVID
PY - 1988/9
Y1 - 1988/9
N2 - ABSTRACT The Dufour glands of newly emerged adult workers of F.sanguinea Latr. are almost empty, but the gland fills slowly over several months. The amount and composition of the secretion varies between individuals but the mean values change with age, the composition reaching its final value only in old foraging workers. Undecane is the major component for most of the period, but its proportion decreases with age. The amount of (Z,E)‐α‐farnesene increases with age and finally becomes the major component. The change in composition may reflect changes in worker function.
AB - ABSTRACT The Dufour glands of newly emerged adult workers of F.sanguinea Latr. are almost empty, but the gland fills slowly over several months. The amount and composition of the secretion varies between individuals but the mean values change with age, the composition reaching its final value only in old foraging workers. Undecane is the major component for most of the period, but its proportion decreases with age. The amount of (Z,E)‐α‐farnesene increases with age and finally becomes the major component. The change in composition may reflect changes in worker function.
KW - Dufour gland
KW - Formica sanguinea
KW - farnesene.
KW - young workers
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1988.tb00475.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1988.tb00475.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001240834
SN - 0307-6962
VL - 13
SP - 249
EP - 255
JO - Physiological Entomology
JF - Physiological Entomology
IS - 3
ER -