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In social insects, task-related recognition plays an important role in the coordination and cohesion between members of the colony. Tetragonisca angustula is an eusocial stingless bee that presents a sophisticated system of defense involving two complementary groups of guards: hovering and standing guards. We identified, quantified, and compared the cuticular compounds of worker bees captured within the nest, and bees performing tasks outside: foragers and guards. In addition to cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), we identified abundant di- and triterpenes. Among the CHCs, we found a mixture of n-alkanes, methyl-branched alkanes, alkenes, and alkadienes. Significant differences in the relative abundance of CHCs between behavioral groups were found. Particularly, guards present high amounts of branched alkanes relative to nest bees and foragers. Differential CHC profiles associated with behavioral groups could imply a mechanism for caste recognition. © 2017, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France SAS.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula
Autor:Balbuena, M.S.; González, A.; Farina, W.M.
Filiación:Laboratorio de Insectos Sociales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, C1428EHA, Argentina
Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laboratorio de Ecología Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de la República, Gral. Flores 2124, Montevideo, CP 11800, Uruguay
Palabras clave:cuticular hydrocarbons; stingless bees; task-related recognition; Tetragonisca angustula; bee; behavioral response; colony; cuticle; recognition; relative abundance; social insect; Apoidea; Hexapoda; Meliponinae; Tetragonisca angustula
Año:2018
Volumen:49
Número:2
Página de inicio:185
Página de fin:195
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x
Título revista:Apidologie
Título revista abreviado:Apidologie
ISSN:00448435
CODEN:APDGB
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00448435_v49_n2_p185_Balbuena

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Balbuena, M.S., González, A. & Farina, W.M. (2018) . Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. Apidologie, 49(2), 185-195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x
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Balbuena, M.S., González, A., Farina, W.M. "Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula" . Apidologie 49, no. 2 (2018) : 185-195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x
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Balbuena, M.S., González, A., Farina, W.M. "Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula" . Apidologie, vol. 49, no. 2, 2018, pp. 185-195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x
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Balbuena, M.S., González, A., Farina, W.M. Characterization of cuticular hydrocarbons according to colony duties in the stingless bee Tetragonisca angustula. Apidologie. 2018;49(2):185-195.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0539-x