Data/hora: 10/06/2024 19:09:31

Provedor de dados: 	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Variation of cuticular chemical compounds in three species of Mischocyttarus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) eusocial wasps	
Autores: 	Soares,Eva Ramona Pereira; Batista,Nathan Rodrigues; Souza,Rafael da Silva; Torres,Viviana de Oliveira; Cardoso,Claudia Andrea Lima; Nascimento,Fabio Santos; Antonialli-Junior,William Fernando.	
Data: 	2017-09-01	
Ano: 	2017	
Palavras-chave: 	Chemical profile; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Mischocyttarus; Polistinae; Surface pheromones.	
Resumo: 	Abstract The social wasps have a remarkable system of organization in which chemical communication mediate different behavioral interactions. Among the compounds involved in this process, cuticular hydrocarbons are considered the main signals for nestmate recognition, caste differentiation, and fertility communication. The aims of this study were to describe the cuticular chemical compounds of the species Mischocyttarus consimilis, Mischocyttarus bertonii, and Mischocyttarus latior, and to test whether these chemical compounds could be used to evaluate differences and similarities between Mischocyttarus species, using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Workers from these three species presented a variety of hydrocarbons ranging from C17 to C37, and among the compounds identified, the most representative were branched alkanes, linear alkanes and alkenes. The results revealed quantitative and qualitative differences among the hydrocarbon profiles, as confirmed by discriminant analysis. This study supports the hypothesis that cuticular chemical profiles can be used as parameters to identify interspecific and intercolony differences in Mischocyttarus, highlighting the importance of these compounds for differentiation of species and populations.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262017000300224	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia	
Relação: 	10.1016/j.rbe.2017.05.001	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Revista Brasileira de Entomologia  v.61 n.3 2017	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess