Novel internally branched, internal alkenes as major components of the cuticular hydrocarbons of the primitive Australian ant Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Internally mono- and dimethyl branched, internal alkenes, which constitute most of the cuticular hydrocarbon present on workers of the primitive Australian ant Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark, have been identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. They are the first such alkenes reported from ins...

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Published in:Journal of chemical ecology 1990-09, Vol.16 (9), p.2623-2636
Main Authors: Brown, W.V. (CSIRO, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia), Iaisson, P, Taylor, R.W, Lacey, M.J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIE
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
FORMICIDAE
HIDROCARBUROS
HYDROCARBURE
Hymenoptera
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Summary:Internally mono- and dimethyl branched, internal alkenes, which constitute most of the cuticular hydrocarbon present on workers of the primitive Australian ant Nothomyrmecia macrops Clark, have been identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. They are the first such alkenes reported from insects. Also present are alkanes with similar carbon skeletons. The hydrocarbon patterns of three separate Nothomyrmecia colonies were very similar
ISSN:0098-0331
1573-1561
DOI:10.1007/BF00988074