TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative analysis of dufour's gland secretions of two carpenter bees (xylocopinae: anthophoridae) with different nesting habits
AU - Kronenberg, Shulamith
AU - Hefetz, Abraham
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - 1. 1. The chemistry and function of Dufour's gland secretions of two carpenter bees were studied. 2. 2. Dufour's gland of Proxylocopa olivieri, a ground nesting bee, produces long chain hydrocarbons that are utilized to line its brood cells and are mixed with its bee bread. 3. 3. Dufour's gland secretion of Xylocopa sulcatipes, on the other hand, is dominated by ethyl eicosanoate and ethyl docosanoate accompanied by the corresponding methyl esters and high boiling hydrocarbons. 4. 4. This wood nesting bee apparently does not use Dufour's gland secretion to line its nest. 5. 5. The relationship between the respective chemistry and function of Dufour's gland secretion and the nesting ecology of the two bees is discussed.
AB - 1. 1. The chemistry and function of Dufour's gland secretions of two carpenter bees were studied. 2. 2. Dufour's gland of Proxylocopa olivieri, a ground nesting bee, produces long chain hydrocarbons that are utilized to line its brood cells and are mixed with its bee bread. 3. 3. Dufour's gland secretion of Xylocopa sulcatipes, on the other hand, is dominated by ethyl eicosanoate and ethyl docosanoate accompanied by the corresponding methyl esters and high boiling hydrocarbons. 4. 4. This wood nesting bee apparently does not use Dufour's gland secretion to line its nest. 5. 5. The relationship between the respective chemistry and function of Dufour's gland secretion and the nesting ecology of the two bees is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/0305-0491(84)90399-7
DO - 10.1016/0305-0491(84)90399-7
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AN - SCOPUS:0040430718
SN - 0305-0491
VL - 79
SP - 421
EP - 425
JO - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
JF - Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IS - 3
ER -