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Caste and Population Specificity of Termite Cuticule Hydrocarbons

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The composition of hydrocarbons from the termites Reticulitermes lucifugus Rossi and Kalotermes flavicollis Fabr. belonging to different castes and populations was determined using GC and mass spectrometry. The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in olfactory recognition of termite caste and population status was demonstrated.

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  1. Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, 142432

    S. G. Klochkov & V. I. Kozlovskii

  2. Biology Department, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119992, Russia, Moscow, Vorob’evy Gory, d. 1, korp. 12

    N. V. Belyaeva

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Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 1, pp. 3–6, January–February, 2005.

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Klochkov, S.G., Kozlovskii, V.I. & Belyaeva, N.V. Caste and Population Specificity of Termite Cuticule Hydrocarbons. Chem Nat Compd 41, 1–6 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-005-0060-8

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