A trail pheromone component of the ant Mayriella overbecki Viehmeyer (Formicidae: Myrmicinae).
The myrmicine ant Mayriella overbecki lays recruitment trails during foraging and nest emigrations. The trail pheromone originates from the poison gland. From ten identified components of the poison gland secretions only methyl 6-methylsalicylate 1 elicited trail following behavior.
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Theodor-Boveri-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Verhaltensphysiologie und Soziobiologie, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
Hölldobler
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Bestmann
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D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005088:Exocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D010675:Pheromones / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology
D010675:Pheromones; D012459:Salicylates; C414343:methyl 6-methylsalicylate