| Title: | Cuticular Hydrocarbon Compounds in Worker Castes and Their Role in Nestmate Recognition in Apis cerana indica |
| Author(s): | Rahman S; Hajong SR; Gevar J; Lenoir A; Darrouzet E; |
| Address: | "North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-22, India. seydurr@gmail.com. North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-22, India. IRBI UMR CNRS 7261 Universite Francois Rabelais, Faculte des Sciences, Parc de Grandmont, 37200, Tours, France" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-016-0700-4 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Differences in cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) among worker castes and colonies were examined in Apis cerana indica. The roles of tetracosanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, pentacosane, and (Z)-9-tricosene in nestmate recognition were studied. The CHC profiles of different castes, i.e., newly emerged bees, nurse bees, and forager bees, were found to differ among colonies. The CHC profiles of nurse bees were similar across different colonies, but forager bees in all colonies had significantly greater amounts of alkanes. In nestmate recognition experiments, guard bees reacted significantly more aggressively to foragers treated with tetracosanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, and (Z)-9-tricosene. Pentacosane provoked no such effect" |
| Keywords: | Animals *Bees/drug effects *Hydrocarbons/analysis/pharmacology *Nesting Behavior/drug effects *Pheromones/analysis/pharmacology Social Behavior Alkanes Apis cerana indica Cuticular hydrocarbons Fatty acids Tasks; |
| Notes: | "MedlineRahman, Seydur Hajong, Sudhanya Ray Gevar, Jeremy Lenoir, Alain Darrouzet, Eric eng 2016/05/09 J Chem Ecol. 2016 May; 42(5):444-51. doi: 10.1007/s10886-016-0700-4. Epub 2016 May 7" |
