Isolation of compounds attractive to the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel (hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mabea fistulifera elaiosome

Isolation of compounds attractive to the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa forel (hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mabea fistulifera elaiosome

Mabea fistulifera (Euphorbiaceae)is a pioneer plant species with seeds dispersed by the ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa. Since the ants are attracted to the seeds to use its elaiosome as a source of energy, we investigated its composition. The elaiosomes from 13,000 seeds were extracted with a methanol...

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Main Authors: Ethel Fernandes de O. Peternelli, Luiz C. A. Barbosa, Terezinha M. C. Della Lucia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
Subjects:
elaiosome
fatty acids
Mabea fistulifera
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000300002

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