ReviewJournal of chemical ecology2009
A review of ant cuticular hydrocarbons.
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- Evolution of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Hymenoptera: a Meta-Analysis.Journal of chemical ecology · 2015Pooled it
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- Genetic Basis of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Variation in the Desert AntEcology and evolution · 2026Article
- Oxidizing pollutants can disrupt nestmate recognition in ants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Genomic Architecture of Nestmate Recognition Cues in the Desert Ant.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Genomic Signatures of Selection Across Climate Gradients and a Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution in an Ant Social Parasite-Host System.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Co-Occurring Sister Taxa of Mountain Butterflies Exhibit Distinct Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Life-stage dependent behavior mimics chemosensory repertoire diversity in a belowground, specialist herbivore.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Article
- Cuticular Hydrocarbons of Six Geographic Populations ofInsects · 2025Article
- Ancestral complexity and constrained diversification of the ant olfactory system.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Seasonal and Habitat-related Variations in the Cuticular Chemical Profile of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Foraging Workers.Neotropical entomology · 2025Article
- Effect of Seasonal Variation on the Cuticular Chemical Composition of Atta laevigata (Smith 1858) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).Journal of chemical ecology · 2025Article
- Invasive Ant Detection: Evaluating Honeybee Learning and Discrimination Abilities for DetectingInsects · 2024Article
- Variation in Ants' Chemical Recognition Signals across Vineyard Agroecosystems.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Evidence of Cuticle Chemicals ofInsects · 2024Article
- Low Intraspecific Aggression Level, Cuticular Hydrocarbons, and Polydomy in the Bullet Ant.Journal of chemical ecology · 2024Article
- Hydrocarbons in Formicidae: influence of chemical footprints on ant behavioral strategies.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2024Article
- Can Pheromones Contribute to Phylogenetic Hypotheses? A Case Study of Chrysomelidae.Journal of chemical ecology · 2023Article
- Task-specific odorant receptor expression in worker antennae indicates that sensory filters regulate division of labor in ants.Communications biology · 2023Article
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Abstract
We compared the published cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles of 78 ant species across 5 subfamilies. Almost 1,000 CHCs have been described for these species, composing 187 distinct homologous series and ten hydrocarbon groups. In descending order of occurrence were: n-alkanes > monomethylalkanes > dimethylalkanes > alkenes > dienes>> trimethylalkanes>> methylalkenes > methylalkadienes > trienes > tetramethylalkanes. Odd chain lengths and positions of methyl or double bonds at odd carbon numbers were far more numerous than even chain-length compounds or bond positions. Although each species possess its own unique pattern of CHCs, we found no association between CHC profile and phylogeny. The production of the biosynthetically complex compounds (e.g., methyl branched dienes) by the most primitive living ant suggests that the basic genetic architecture required to produce the rich diversity of CHCs was already present prior to their adaptive radiation. Unlike the ubiquitous n-alkanes and monomethylalkanes, there is a huge diversity of species-specific dimethylalkanes that makes them likely candidates for species and nest-mate discrimination signals.
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