Sex pheromone identified after Solid Phase Microextraction from tergal glands of female alates in Cornitermes bequaerti (Isoptera, Nasutitermitinae)

For the first time, a termite sex pheromone secreted by tergal glands has been isolated and identified. In the mandibulate nasute termite Cornitermes bequaerti, pairing of swarming imagoes is mediated by a sex pheromone secreted by females from their tergal glands. These well developed sexual glands...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Insectes sociaux 2002-01, Vol.49 (3), p.209-215
Hauptverfasser:	BORDEREAU, C, CANCELLO, E. M, SEMON, E, COURRENT, A, QUENNEDEY, B
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Chemical and Process Engineering Engineering Sciences Food engineering Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Life Sciences Protozoa. Invertebrata
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