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Chemical alarm in the termite Termitogeton planus (Rhinotermitidae)
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SYSNO ASEP 0438410 Druh ASEP J - Článek v odborném periodiku Zařazení RIV J - Článek v odborném periodiku Poddruh J Článek ve WOS Název Chemical alarm in the termite Termitogeton planus (Rhinotermitidae) Tvůrce(i) Dolejšová, Klára (UOCHB-X) RID
Krasulová, Jana (UOCHB-X) RID
Kutalová, K. (CZ)
Hanus, Robert (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCIDCelkový počet autorů 4 Zdroj.dok. Journal of Chemical Ecology. - : Springer - ISSN 0098-0331
Roč. 40, 11/12 (2014), s. 1269-1276Poč.str. 8 s. Jazyk dok. eng - angličtina Země vyd. US - Spojené státy americké Klíč. slova termites ; soldiers ; frontal gland ; alarm pheromone ; Rhinotermitidae ; Termitogeton Vědní obor RIV CC - Organická chemie CEP GAP506/10/1570 GA ČR - Grantová agentura ČR Institucionální podpora UOCHB-X - RVO:61388963 UT WOS 000346638200015 EID SCOPUS 84919492369 DOI 10.1007/s10886-014-0515-0 Anotace Effective defense is a common characteristic of insect societies. Indeed, the occurrence of specialized defenders, soldiers, has been the first step toward eusociality in several independent lineages, including termites. Among the multitude of defensive strategies used by termite soldiers, defense by chemicals plays a crucial role. It has evolved with complexity in advanced isopteran lineages, whose soldiers are equipped with a unique defensive organ, the frontal gland. Besides direct defense against predators, competitors, and pathogens, the chemicals emitted by soldiers from the frontal gland are used as signals of alarm. In this study, we investigated the chemical composition of the defensive secretion produced by soldiers of the termite Termitogeton planus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), from West Papua, and the effects of this secretion on the behavior of termite groups. Detailed two-dimensional gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses of the soldier defensive secretion revealed the presence of four linear and nine monoterpene hydrocarbons. Soldier head extracts, as well as synthetic mixtures of the monoterpenes found in these extracts, elicited alarm behavior in both soldiers and pseudergates. Our results suggest that the alarm is not triggered by a single monoterpene from the defensive blend, but by a multi-component signal combining quantitatively major and minor compounds. Pracoviště Ústav organické chemie a biochemie Kontakt asep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Viktorie Chládková, Tel.: 232 002 434 Rok sběru 2015
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