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Semiochemical Compounds of Liometopum apiculatum (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste
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: Received: 1 September 2023 / Approved: 1 September 2023 / Online: 4 September 2023 (03:08:40 CEST)
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Cruz-Labana, J. D.; Vallejo-Pérez, M. R.; Serna-Lagunes, R.; Martínez-Montoya, J. F.; Ugalde-Lezama, S.; Flores-Ramírez, R.; Tarango-Arámbula, L. A. Semiochemical Compounds of Liometopum apiculatum (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste. Preprints2023, 2023090074. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0074.v1
Cruz-Labana, J. D.; Vallejo-Pérez, M. R.; Serna-Lagunes, R.; Martínez-Montoya, J. F.; Ugalde-Lezama, S.; Flores-Ramírez, R.; Tarango-Arámbula, L. A. Semiochemical Compounds of Liometopum apiculatum (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste. Preprints 2023, 2023090074. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0074.v1
Cruz-Labana, J. D.; Vallejo-Pérez, M. R.; Serna-Lagunes, R.; Martínez-Montoya, J. F.; Ugalde-Lezama, S.; Flores-Ramírez, R.; Tarango-Arámbula, L. A. Semiochemical Compounds of Liometopum apiculatum (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste. Preprints2023, 2023090074. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0074.v1
APA Style
Cruz-Labana, J. D., Vallejo-Pérez, M. R., Serna-Lagunes, R., Martínez-Montoya, J. F., Ugalde-Lezama, S., Flores-Ramírez, R., & Tarango-Arámbula, L. A. (2023). Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0074.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Cruz-Labana, J. D., Rogelio Flores-Ramírez and Luis Antonio Tarango-Arámbula. 2023 "Semiochemical Compounds of <em>Liometopum apiculatum</em> (Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) during the Development of Larvae of the Reproductive Caste" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.0074.v1
Abstract
Ants have a very sophisticated olfactory system; their communication is based on the interpretation of chemical trails known as semiochemicals. The escamolera ant (Liometopum apiculatum), has behaviors and physiological responses is induced by semiochemicals, without however, these have not been studied. Using an electronic nose analysis (e-nose) and chromatographic techniques, semiochemicals of L. apiculatum in nests, foraging trails and dissected the gasters were evaluated. Data were analyzed with multivariate statistics and a logistic regression model based on predictors (ant counts) and the semiochemicals identified in pre-season (PRE), season (TEM) and post-season (POS) of larval collecting. From the general pattern of volatiles with a natural separation in POS and a partial distribution between PRE and TEM 32 semiochemicals were identified inside the nests, those who can induce the behavioral responses of trail-following, alarm, aggression, and nestmate recognition. Trail counts indicated that ant traffic was higher in POS and that the presence of certain semiochemicals (response variable) have good fit in the model regression. These findings are intended to provide useful information and support decision-making for the conservation and sustainable use of L. apiculatum in central Mexico.
Keywords
escamoles; life cycle; social insects; chemical communication; electronic nose
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Insect Science
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This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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