Trail pheromone identification in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris

Abstract In this work, we identified the trail pheromone of the ant Crematogaster scutellaris. We combined gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of extracts from the hind tibia, the location of the respective glands, with automated trail following assays. The study found tridecan-2-ol to be...

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Main Authors: Florencia Scarano, Daniele Giannetti, Francesco Trenti, Federico Giacomazzi, Jacopo Vigna, Graziano Guella, Donato A. Grasso, Albrecht Haase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58383-2