Secretions of stingless bees: the Dufour gland of Nannotrigona testaceicornis

The Dufour gland of Nannotrigona testaceicornis is a large, wide, pear-shaped sac. The gland secretion consists chiefly of the diterpene ester all-trans-geranylgeranyl acetate (64% of the total), together with a complex mixture of small amounts of cyclic ketals; mono-, sesqui-, and diterpene compoun...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of chemical ecology 2001, Vol.27 (1), p.69-80
Hauptverfasser:	Cruz-Lopez, L, Patricio, E.F.L.R.A, Morgan, E.D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	acetates Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Apidae Autoecology Bees Bees - anatomy & histology Bees - metabolism Biochemistry. Physiology. Immunology Biological and medical sciences Brazil diterpenes Exocrine Glands - secretion Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry geranylgeranyl acetate Insecta Invertebrates Mexico Microscopy, Electron - veterinary Models, Chemical Nannotrigona testaceicornis Physiology. Development Protozoa. Invertebrata secretion stingless bees
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Zusammenfassung:	The Dufour gland of Nannotrigona testaceicornis is a large, wide, pear-shaped sac. The gland secretion consists chiefly of the diterpene ester all-trans-geranylgeranyl acetate (64% of the total), together with a complex mixture of small amounts of cyclic ketals; mono-, sesqui-, and diterpene compounds; acetates; and other oxygenated compounds. Samples of N. testaceicornis collected at two sites in Brazil and one in México shared the same composition of their glands, suggesting that the species is uniform over this wide geographical area.
ISSN:	0098-0331 1573-1561
DOI:	10.1023/A:1005667916765