Chemistry of the Cephalic and Dufour's Gland Secretions of Melissodes Bees. (11th November 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Chemistry of the Cephalic and Dufour's Gland Secretions of Melissodes Bees. (11th November 2014)
- Main Title:
- Chemistry of the Cephalic and Dufour's Gland Secretions of Melissodes Bees
- Authors:
- Batra, Suzanne W. T.
Hefetz, Abraham - Abstract:
- Abstract : The cephalic secretions of both sexes of the anthophorid bees, Melissodes desponsa Smith and female M. denticulata Smith contain n-C20 to n-C27 hydrocarbons, n-hexadecanoic acid, and n-octadecanoic acid; male M. denticulata heads yielded 6 saturated and unsaturated butyrate esters from n-dodecyl butyrate to n-octadecyl butyrate. The Dufour's gland of M. desponsa contains n-tetradecyl acetate, dihydrofarnesyl acetate, and farnesyl acetate. Cephalic secretions may be used in aggregation, mating and defense; the acetates may serve to identify subterranean cells. The utilization of pheromones for wild bee pollination management is proposed.
- Is Part Of:
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Volume 72:Number 4(1979)
- Journal:
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America
- Issue:
- Volume 72:Number 4(1979)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 72, Issue 4 (1979)
- Year:
- 1979
- Volume:
- 72
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 1979-0072-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 514
- Page End:
- 515
- Publication Date:
- 2014-11-11
- Subjects:
- Entomology -- Periodicals
595.7 - Journal URLs:
- http://aesa.oxfordjournals.org/content ↗
http://www.oxfordjournals.org ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1093/aesa/72.4.514 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0013-8746
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