Title of article
Recruitment pheromone in the harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex
Author/Authors
Hِlldobler، نويسنده , , Bert and Morgan، نويسنده , , David J. Oldham، نويسنده , , Neil J. and Liebig، نويسنده , , Jürgen، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2001
Pages
6
From page
369
To page
374
Abstract
Workers of the harvester ant genus Pogonomyrmex employ recruitment trail pheromones discharged from the poison gland. In P. barbatus, P. maricopa, P. occidentalis and P. rugosus we identified three pyrazines [2,5-dimethylpyrazine, trimethylpyrazine and 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (EDMP)] as major compounds of the volatile part of the poison-gland secretions. Laboratory and field tests revealed EDMP to be the main recruitment pheromone.
Keywords
Alkylpyrazines , CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION , Trail pheromone , Poison gland
Journal title
Journal of Insect Physiology
Serial Year
2001
Journal title
Journal of Insect Physiology
Record number
1412119
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