Secretion of the Dufour gland of the antNothomyrmecia macrops (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)
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1420-9071
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Ant ; Nothomyrmecia ; Dufour gland ; hydrocarbons ; farnesene ; springene
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Biology
Medicine
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Summary The Dufour gland of the primitive Australian antNothomyrmecia macrops contains microgram quantities in total of linear alkanes and alkenes from C13 to C30 with heptadecene the major component (66%). In all, 50 substances, including methyl-branched hydrocarbons, aldehydes and acetates, α-farnesene and α-springene in low nanogram amounts, were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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Electronic Resource
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