Chemical Mimicry as an Integrating Mechanism: Cuticular Hydrocarbons of a Termitophile and Its Host

Chemical Mimicry as an Integrating Mechanism: Cuticular Hydrocarbons of a Termitophile and Its Host

The staphylinid beetle Trichopsenius frosti Seevers has the same cuticular hydrocarbons as those of its host termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and it biosynthesizes them. These cuticular hydrocarbons probably serve as the primary mechanism by which Trichopsenius frosti integrates itself into...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1980-10, Vol.210 (4468), p.431-433
Hauptverfasser: Howard, Ralph W., McDaniel, C. A., Blomquist, Gary J.
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Sprache:eng
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Beetles
Biochemical mechanisms
Carbon
Chemical composition
Hydrocarbons
Insect colonies
Mimicry
Radioactive decay
Termites
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Zusammenfassung:The staphylinid beetle Trichopsenius frosti Seevers has the same cuticular hydrocarbons as those of its host termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and it biosynthesizes them. These cuticular hydrocarbons probably serve as the primary mechanism by which Trichopsenius frosti integrates itself into the termite colony.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.210.4468.431