Identification and source of a queen-specific chemical in the pharaoh's ant,Monomorium pharaonis (L.)
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 10 (12), 1731-1747
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00987358
Abstract
Fertile queens of the antMonomorium pharaonis produce a chemical substance which is not present in worker ants or in young, alate (virgin) queens. The material has been identified as (E,E,E)-1-isopropenyl-4,8,12-trimethylcyclotetradeca-3,7,11-triene (neocembrene). This chemical is produced in the Dufour's gland of fertile queens and may serve as a queen-recognition pheromone.Keywords
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