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Identification of new components from anal glands ofTapinoma simrothi pheonicium

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In addition to 2-methyl-4-heptanone, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, and iridodials, the anal gland exudate of the dolichoderine ant,Tapinoma simrothi, contains 4-heptanone and 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone. The secretion functions as an alarm pheromone.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel

    Abraham Hefetz

  2. Laboratory of Chemistry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institutes of Health, 20205, Bethesda, Maryland

    Helen A. Lloyd

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Hefetz, A., Lloyd, H.A. Identification of new components from anal glands ofTapinoma simrothi pheonicium. J Chem Ecol 9, 607–613 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00990412

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