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Naturwissenschaften

Title:		"2,3-dimethyl-5-(2-methylpropyl)pyrazine, a trail pheromone component of Eutetramorium mocquerysi Emery (1899) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)"
Author(s):		Tentschert J; Bestmann HJ; Holldobler B; Heinze J;
Address:		"Institut fur Organische Chemie, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany"
Journal Title:		Naturwissenschaften
Year:		2000
Volume:		87
Issue:		8
Page Number:		377 - 380
DOI:		10.1007/s001140050745
ISSN/ISBN:		0028-1042 (Print) 0028-1042 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The ant Eutetramorium mocquerysi (Myrmicinae) is endemic to the island of Madagascar. During foraging and nest emigration the ants lay recruitment trails with secretions from the poison gland. We identified three pyrazine compounds in the poison gland secretion: 2,3-dimethyl-5-(2-methylpropyl)pyrazine 1, 2,3-dimethyl-5-(3-methylbutyl)pyrazine 3, 2,3-dimethyl-5-(2-methylbutyl)pyrazine 4. Only the first component elicited trail-following behavior in the ants. We were unable to investigate whether the other pyrazine components have a synergistic function"
Keywords:		Animals Ants/*physiology Exocrine Glands/metabolism Feeding Behavior/physiology Locomotion/physiology Madagascar Pheromones/*chemistry/metabolism Pyrazines/analysis/chemistry/*metabolism *Social Behavior;
Notes:		"MedlineTentschert, J Bestmann, H J Holldobler, B Heinze, J eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2000/10/03 Naturwissenschaften. 2000 Aug; 87(8):377-80. doi: 10.1007/s001140050745"