DECYL DECANOATE - A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE TERGITE GLANDS OF HONEYBEE QUEENS (APIS-MELLIFERA L)

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ESPELIE, KE
BUTZ, VM
DIETZ, A
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[1] Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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10.1080/00218839.1990.11101192
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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Decyl decanoate and longer chain-length ester of decanoic acid were dominant components of the extracts of abdominal tergite glands of virgin honeybee queens, 3-10 days old. The esters were either absent or else present in very small amounts in queens which were 0-2 days old. The cuticular lipids of honeybee queens were predominantly n-alkanes and alkenes with n-heptacosane and hentriacontene being major components.
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