Task-related chemical analysis of labial gland volatile secretion in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)

Tamar Katzav-Gozansky; Victoria Soroker; Armin Ionescu; Gene E. Robinson; Abraham Hefetz

doi:10.1023/A:1010330902388

Task-related chemical analysis of labial gland volatile secretion in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)

Tamar Katzav-Gozansky
, Victoria Soroker
, Armin Ionescu
, Gene E. Robinson
, Abraham Hefetz

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Abstract

Chemical analyses revealed that the labial gland complex of worker honeybees possesses a series of hydrocarbons dominated by odd-numbered carbon chain alkanes along with minor amounts of alkenes and branched alkanes. Foragers contained significantly more secretion than nurse bees. Experiments with bees from colonies induced to have a division of labor independent of age revealed that the differences in the amount of secretion were task, but not age dependent.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	919-926
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010330902388
State	Published - 2001

Keywords

Exocrine glands
Forager bees
Honeybees
Hydrocarbons
Labial glands
Secretion
Task specificity

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Biochemistry

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Task-related chemical analysis of labial gland volatile secretion in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)

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