Trail-Pheromone Specificity of Two Sympatric Termites (Rhinotermitidae) from Southeastern Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorArab, Alberto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Leonardo, A. M. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorBatista-Pereira, L. G.
dc.contributor.authorDos Santos, M. G.
dc.contributor.authorCorrêa, A. G.
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Y. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:21:02Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:21:02Z
dc.date.issued2004-02-17
dc.description.abstractStudies on pheromone specificity are of ecological interest in termite biology where different species share the same habitat. In this work we evaluated the role of the trail pheromones as a mechanism for the isolation of sympatric populations of Coptotermes gestroi and Heterotermes tenuis (Rhinotermitidae) in Brazil. Based on our results, we conclude that trail pheromones are potentially capable of separating sympatric colonies of these species. Furthermore, the trail-pheromone specificity found in these species could be explained by quantitative differences of the common component of the trail pheromone. However, secondary components on the trail pheromone may neutralize the quantitative differences of a common component. Activity bioassays showed that synthetic (Z,Z,E) 3,6,8-dodecatrien-1-ol may act as the common component of the trail pheromone of these species. Further studies should focus on the chemical identification of the trails laid by the termites.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro-SP, CEP 13506-900
dc.description.affiliationUniv. Federal de São Carlos Departamento de Química, São Carlos-SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversidade Estadual Paulista Instituto de Biociências Departamento de Biologia, Rio Claro-SP, CEP 13506-900
dc.format.extent377-387
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 43, n. 2, p. 377-387, 2004.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0842280756
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/67659
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000188116800019
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.604
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,396
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectForaging
dc.subjectSternal gland
dc.subjectSubterranean termites
dc.subjectTrail-following
dc.subjectCoptotermes
dc.subjectCoptotermes gestroi
dc.subjectHeterotermes
dc.subjectHeterotermes tenuis
dc.subjectIsoptera
dc.subjectRhinotermitidae
dc.titleTrail-Pheromone Specificity of Two Sympatric Termites (Rhinotermitidae) from Southeastern Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/about/submissions#copyrightNotice
unesp.author.lattes3384554771252347[2]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4247-2228[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0009-6658[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-8874-5538[2]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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