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J Chem Ecol

Title:		Isolation of the trail recruitment pheromone ofSolenopsis invicta
Author(s):		Vander Meer RK; Alvarez F; Lofgren CS;
Address:		"Insects Affecting Man and Animals Research Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 32604, Gainesville, Florida"
Journal Title:		J Chem Ecol
Year:		1988
Volume:		14
Issue:		3
Page Number:		825 - 838
DOI:		10.1007/BF01018776
ISSN/ISBN:		0098-0331 (Print) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:		"TheSolenopsis invicta trail pheromone is synthesized by the Dufour's gland and is released through the sting apparatus. The recruitment subcategory of theS. invicta trail pheromone was shown to be composed of a mixture of the orientation pheromone, (Z,E)-alpha-farnesene and an unidentified homosesquiterpene consisting of three rings and one double bond (C-1). C-1 is present in worker Dufour's glands at only 75 pg per worker equivalent. This is the first report that demonstrates that different exocrine products from the same gland control different subcategories of behavior related to mass recruitment"
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Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEVander Meer, R K Alvarez, F Lofgren, C S eng 1988/03/01 J Chem Ecol. 1988 Mar; 14(3):825-38. doi: 10.1007/BF01018776"