Trail pheromone of ponerine ant Gnamptogenys striatula: 4-Methylgeranyl esters from Dufour's gland

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2557-2567

  Blatrix, Rumsaïs ^a   Schulz, Claudia ^b   Jaisson, Pierre ^a   Francke, Wittko ^b   Hefetz, Abraham ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

4 methylgeranyl esters; Dufour's gland; Gnamptogenys; Trail pheromones

Indexed keywords

3,4,7 TRIMETHYL 2,6 NONADIEN 1 OL; 3,4,7 TRIMETHYL 2,6 OCTADIEN 1 OL; 4 METHYLGERANIOL; 4 METHYLGERANYL ESTER; 4 METHYLGERANYLOCTANOATE; BISHOMOGERANIOL; DECANOIC ACID; ESTER; FATTY ACID; GERANIOL; LAURIC ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT; OCTANOIC ACID; PHEROMONE; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANT; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ANTENNA; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DUFOUR GLAND; EXTRACTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ANALYSIS; GNAMPTOGENYS STRIATULA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; ISOMERISM; LOCOMOTION; MIGRATION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOMERISM; LOCOMOTION; PHEROMONES; TERPENES;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; GNAMPTOGENYS; GNAMPTOGENYS STRIATULA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0036963714     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021444321238     Document Type: Article

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