Chemical composition of the Dufour gland secretion in queens of Melipona bicolor (Hymenoptera, Meliponini)

被引：13
作者：
Abdalla, FC
Jones, GR
Morgan, D
da Cruz-Landim, C
机构：
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Biol, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
[2] Univ Keele, Dept Chem, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England
来源：
JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | 2004年 / 15卷 / 05期
关键词：
Dufour gland; Melipona bicolor; physogastric queen; stingless bee; pheromone; ester; hydrocarbon;
D O I：
10.1590/S0103-50532004000500002
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
We describe differences in the chemical composition of the Dufour gland secretion of virgin and physogastric queens of Melipona bicolor through gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The Dufour gland secretion of virgin queens consists only of hydrocarbons, while that of physogastric queens contains, besides these, a variety of other compounds, such as isobutyrate and acetate esters. Such differences may indicate the queen fecundity condition and the oxygenated compounds of the physogastrics secretion may help to increase their attractiveness.
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