Intra- and interspecific variation of cuticular hydrocarbon composition in two Ectatomma species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
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7(2): 559-566, 2008. tab, ilus
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-640981
ABSTRACT
We have been able to discriminate different castes and sexes of ants in the same colony by measuring cuticular hydrocarbon levels with Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy, compared by canonical discriminant function analysis. We have now applied this methodology to various colonies of two species of ants of the genus Ectatomma in the Brazilian Cerrado. There were clear interspecific differences in cuticular hydrocarbons of these ants, with a small intraspecific variation. The differences between colonies were greater in E. brunneum than in E. vizottoi. Genetic differences among the colonies and species were well estimated by Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy and statistical analyses.
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Assunto principal:
Formigas
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Proteínas de Insetos
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Hidrocarbonetos
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Genet. mol. res. (Online)
Assunto da revista:
Biologia Molecular
/
Genética
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul/BR
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