| Title: | "Responses of queenright and queenless workers of Apis cerana to 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, a pheromonal constituent of the mandibular gland" |
| Author(s): | Tan K; Wang ZW; Li H; Yang MX; Pirk CW; Hepburn HR; Radloff SE; |
| Address: | "Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, Yunnan Province, 650223, People's Republic of China" |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10886-010-9833-z |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In dequeened honeybee colonies ovarian activation occurs in some workers, and the pheromonal bouquets of these laying workers become more queen-like. In the Asiatic honeybee, Apis cerana, we compared the amount of 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid (9-ODA), a mandibular gland pheromone component, between non-laying workers from queenright colonies and laying workers from queenless colonies, and further, applied synthetic 9-ODA to workers to determine whether they discriminate workers with activated ovaries based on the level of this compound. Levels of 9-ODA were higher in laying workers from dequeened colonies than in non-laying workers from queenright colonies. In both queenright and queenless colonies, workers attacked more workers treated with 9-ODA than control-treated workers. These results suggest that detection of pseudoqueens in A. cerana is mediated by changes in 9-ODA" |
| Keywords: | "Aggression/drug effects Animals Bees/*drug effects/*metabolism Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated/*metabolism/*pharmacology Female Pheromones/*metabolism/*pharmacology Submandibular Gland/*metabolism;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineTan, Ken Wang, Zheng-Wei Li, Hua Yang, Ming-Xian Pirk, Christian W W Hepburn, H Randall Radloff, Sarah E eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2010/07/21 J Chem Ecol. 2010 Sep; 36(9):966-8. doi: 10.1007/s10886-010-9833-z. Epub 2010 Jul 20" |
