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. 2001 May;27(5):919-26.
doi: 10.1023/a:1010330902388.

Task-related chemical analysis of labial gland volatile secretion in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)

T Katzav-Gozansky  1 , V Soroker, A Ionescu, G E Robinson, A Hefetz
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Task-related chemical analysis of labial gland volatile secretion in worker honeybees (Apis mellifera ligustica)

T Katzav-Gozansky et al. J Chem Ecol. 2001 May.

Abstract

Chemical analyses revealed that the labial gland complex of worker honeybees possesses a series of hydrocarbons dominated by odd-numbered carbon chain alkanes along with minor amounts of alkenes and branched alkanes. Foragers contained significantly more secretion than nurse bees. Experiments with bees from colonies induced to have a division of labor independent of age revealed that the differences in the amount of secretion were task, but not age dependent.

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