A trail pheromone component of the African stink ant, Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

E. Janssen; B. Hölldobler; H. J. Bestmann

doi:10.1007/s000490050028

A trail pheromone component of the African stink ant, Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

E. Janssen
, B. Hölldobler
, H. J. Bestmann

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Abstract

The African stink ants (Pachycondyla tarsata) lay recruitment trails with secretions from sternal glands. The glandular secretions consist of 10 compounds, 9 of which have been chemically identified. One of the substances, 9-heptadecanone, elicits trail following behavior in P. tarsata workers that have before been stimulated by a sucessful scout ant.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	9-11
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemoecology
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s000490050028
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

9-heptadecanone
Aliphatic ketones
Sternal glands

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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A trail pheromone component of the African stink ant, Pachycondyla (Paltothyreus) tarsata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

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