The chemical composition of the mandibular gland secretion of Melipona bicolor lepeletier, 1836 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): A comparative study among castes and sexes
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Abstract
The mandibular gland secretions of newly emerged, nurse and forager workers, virgin and physogastric queens and males of Melipona bicolor were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The secretion is composed of a blend of hydrocarbons, alcohols, esters, and acids. The secretion is caste-sex specific and also differs with the tasks performed by the workers and the physiological reproductive condition of the queens.
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Caste , GC-MS , Mandibular glands , Melipona bicolor , Reproductive variation , Sex , acid , alcohol derivative , ester , hydrocarbon , pheromone , animal caste , chemical composition , comparative study , gas chromatography , Hymenoptera , mass spectrometry , melipona bicolor , nonhuman , reproduction , secretion , sex difference , submandibular gland
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Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 15, n. 5, p. 777-781, 2004.
