Intra-colony, inter-colony and seasonal variations of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in Formica japonica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

被引:28
作者
Liu, ZB
Bagnères, AG
Yamane, S
Wang, QC
Kojima, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Ibaraki Univ, Fac Sci, Nat Hist Lab, Mito, Ibaraki 3108512, Japan
[2] Shaanxi Normal Univ, Dept Math, Xian 710062, Peoples R China
[3] Ibaraki Univ, Fac Educ, Biol Lab, Mito, Ibaraki 3108512, Japan
[4] Neurobiol Lab, CNRS, UPR 9024, F-13402 Marseille 20, France
[5] Shaanxi Normal Univ, Fac Biol Sci, Xian 710062, Peoples R China
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
ants; Formica japonica; cuticular hydrocarbon profiles; variation;
D O I
10.1007/PL00001787
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
The cuticular hydrocarbons of a formicine ant, Formica japonica, were characterized by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Variations in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of two natural colonies of F. japonica collected in central Japan were compared in spring, summer and autumn through one active season. Principal component analyses (PCA) showed that variations of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles occurred at intra-colony, inter-colony and seasonal levels. The order of importance of variation levels was found to be seasonal variation > inter-colony variation > intra-colony variation. PCA analyses also revealed that two F. japonica colonies had a similar trend in the seasonal variation of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles. The implications of dynamic cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in ants are discussed.
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页码:342 / 346
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