Isolation of a Pyrazine Alarm Pheromone Component from the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-170

  Vander Meer, Robert K ^a   Preston, Catherine A ^b   Choi, Man Yeon ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Fire ant; Mandibular gland; Pyrazine

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYL 3,6 DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; 2-ETHYL-3,6-DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; ALKALOID; PHEROMONE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ALARM SIGNAL; ALKALOID; ANT; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL INSECT; WORKER CASTE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILIZATION;

ABSORPTION; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PHEROMONES; PYRAZINES; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 77950459383     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9743-0     Document Type: Article

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