Correlation between mandibular gland secretion and cuticular hydrocarbons in the stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata


Autoria(s): Cruz-Landim, C.; Ferreira-Caliman, M. J.; Gracioli-Vitti, L. F.; Zucchi, R.
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

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30/10/2013

30/10/2013

02/08/2013

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We investigated whether Melipona quadrifasciata worker mandibular gland secretions contribute directly to their cuticular hydrocarbon profile. The mandibular gland secretion composition and cuticular surface compounds of newly emerged worker bees, nurse bees, and foragers were determined by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry and compared. Both the mandibular gland secretions and the cuticular surface compounds of all worker stages were found to be composed almost exclusively of hydrocarbons. Although the relative proportion of hydrocarbons from the cuticular surface and gland secretion was statistically different, there was a high similarity in the qualitative composition between these structures in all groups of bees.

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FAPESP

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GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH, RIBEIRAO PRETO, v. 11, n. 2, supl. 1, Part 3, pp. 966-977, MAR, 2012

1676-5680

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/36861

10.4238/2012.April.19.2

http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2012.April.19.2

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eng

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FUNPEC-EDITORA

RIBEIRAO PRETO

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GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

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Palavras-Chave #MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA #MANDIBULAR GLAND SECRETION #TASK-RELATED HYDROCARBONS #GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY AND MASS SPECTROMETRY #SOLID PHASE MICRO-EXTRACTION #NESTMATE RECOGNITION #DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER #CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION #MATE RECOGNITION #HYMENOPTERA #APIDAE #SIGNATURE #ANT #BUMBLEBEES #CHEMISTRY #BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY #GENETICS & HEREDITY
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