Soldier-specific chemicals of the termiteCurvitermes strictinasus Mathews (Isoptera, Nasutitermitinae)
- 31 December 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Chemical Ecology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 127-133
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00988640
Abstract
The defense secretion of the soldier termites ofCurvitermesstrictinasus Mathews has been analyzed. Seven components have been isolated and identified, including limonene, terpinolene,p-cymen-8-ol, tridecan-2-one, tridecen-2-onecis,trans-farnesal, andtrans,trans-farnesal.Keywords
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