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The trail pheromone of the ant Crematogaster castanea

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The major component of the trail pheromone of the myrmicine ant Crematogaster castanea has been identified as (R)-2-dodecanol from the tibial glands of the hind legs. The substance gave activity comparable to the contents of 8 tibial glands at a concentration of 1 pg per 32 cm trail.

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  1. Lennard-Jones Laboratory, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BLG, England

    E.D. David Morgan & Sarah J. Keegans

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Fort Hare University, Alice, South Africa

    John M. Brand

  3. Fuji Flavor Co. Ltd, 3-5-8, Midorigaoka, Hamura-Shi, Tokyo, 205-8503, Japan

    Kenji Mori

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Morgan, E.D., Brand, J.M., Mori, K. et al. The trail pheromone of the ant Crematogaster castanea . Chemoecology 14, 119–120 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-003-0262-0

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