Secretion of the Dufour gland of the antNothomyrmecia macrops (Hymenoptera:Formicidae)

Summary The Dufour gland of the primitive Australian antNothomyrmecia macrops contains microgram quantities in total of linear alkanes and alkenes from C₁₃ to C₃₀ with heptadecene the major component (66%). In all, 50 substances, including methyl-branched hydrocarbons, aldehydes and acetates, -farnesene and -springene in low nanogram amounts, were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.     

Chemistry of male dominance in the house mouse,Mus domesticus

Summary Two terpenic constituents, E,E,--farnesene and E--farnesene, were found to be elevated in dominant male urine when compared to subordinate or control males. These two urinary compounds were absent in the bladder urine of males; however, they were the most prominent constituents of the preputial gland's aliquots. The results of a two-choice preference test, conducted on ICR/Alb subordinate males, gave a strong indication that these two terpenic constituents introduced into the previously attractive stimulus significantly discouraged prolonged investigations by male mice. The compounds, whether present in the urine matrix or water, rendered the stimulus with a quality behaviorally similar to the urine of dominant males. It appears that they may be synonymous with the previously described aversion signal produced by dominant males. We suggest that these compounds may play a wide-ranging role in the territorial marking behavior of male mice.     

蚜虫报警信息素微乳剂的相图研究

通过实验绘制出了以蚜虫报警信息素为原药的不同微乳体系的伪三元相图,通过分析相图中微乳区域边界点的组分浓度,选择合适微乳体系进行透明温度范围及冷贮稳定性和热贮稳定性试验．对于本试验中的油水体系,研究发现：乳化剂A的乳化效果较乳化剂B更好;温度升高有利于微乳区面积的增加;原药含量为5％、乳化剂C含量为12．1％的微乳液体系以及原药含量为5％、乳化剂D含量为14．5％的微乳液体系均获得较好的乳化稳定性。