TY - JOUR
T1 - The dufour gland substances of the workers of Formica fusca and Formica lemani (hymenoptera: formicidae)
AU - Ali, Mahmoud Fadl
AU - Attygalle, Athula B.
AU - David Morgan, E.
AU - Billen, Johan P.J.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - 1. 1. The Dufour gland secretions of Formica fusca consist mainly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons (C9-C19), one unsaturated hydrocarbon (C13) and two sesquiterpenoids, farnesene and homofarnesene. 2. 2. In F. lemani, the Dufour gland contains branched, saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9-C19) and two farnesenes. 3. 3. The two species were distinguished chiefly by the presence of a relatively large proportion of farnesene in F. fusca, with very little homofarnesene and by contrast, little farnesene but much more homofarnesene in F. lemani. 4. 4. The contents of the Dufour gland can be used as a chemotaxonomic clue to distinguish between the species.
AB - 1. 1. The Dufour gland secretions of Formica fusca consist mainly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons (C9-C19), one unsaturated hydrocarbon (C13) and two sesquiterpenoids, farnesene and homofarnesene. 2. 2. In F. lemani, the Dufour gland contains branched, saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons (C9-C19) and two farnesenes. 3. 3. The two species were distinguished chiefly by the presence of a relatively large proportion of farnesene in F. fusca, with very little homofarnesene and by contrast, little farnesene but much more homofarnesene in F. lemani. 4. 4. The contents of the Dufour gland can be used as a chemotaxonomic clue to distinguish between the species.
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U2 - 10.1016/0305-0491(87)90079-4
DO - 10.1016/0305-0491(87)90079-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0002526759
SN - 0305-0491
VL - 88
SP - 59
EP - 63
JO - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and
JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and
IS - 1
ER -