An Argentine ant aggregation factor |
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| Authors: | G. W. K. Cavill Phyllis L. Robertson Noel W. Davies |
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| Affiliation: | (1) School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, 2033 Kensington, NSW, Australia;(2) Present address: Department of Zoology, Latrobe University, 3083 Bundoora, Victoria |
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Summary (Z)-9-Hexadecenal, a general aggregation factor of the Argentine ant,Iridomyrmex humilis, has been isolated and chemically characterized. It is implicated as a component of the trail-pheromone complex on evidence that it is a constitutent of the ventral gland secretion, and that it both activates and attractsI. humilis workers.Acknowledgments. We thank the Australian Research Grants Committee, and the Reserve Bank of Australia, Rural Credits Development Fund for financial support. |
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