Workers and alate queens of Solenopsis geminata share qualitatively similar but quantitatively different venom alkaloid chemistry

Workers and alate queens of Solenopsis geminata share qualitatively similar but quantitatively different venom alkaloid chemistry

Solenopsis geminata group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) encompasses ant species commonly called fire ants because of their painful sting. The many physiological effects of the venom are caused by 2-methyl-6-alkyl and/or alkenylpiperidine alkaloids. The variation in piperidine alkaloid structures has use...

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Main Authors: Qun-Hui eShi, Lin eHu, Wen-Kai eWang, Robert K. Vander Meer, Sanford D. Porter, Li eChen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
GC-MS
fire ant
isomer
Piperidine
Solenopsis geminata
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00076/full

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