Do Distinct Biomes Influence the Cuticular Chemical Profile in Orchid Bees?
Environ Entomol
; 46(2): 335-342, 2017 04 01.
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Cuticular chemical profiles of Euglossa cordata L. males were analyzed to test whether ecological predictors affect their composition and relative proportion. Males were collected in areas of Caatinga and Atlantic Forest from Brazil during two distinct seasonal periods. We found 48 compounds from the cuticular extracts of males, which consisted of hydrocarbons (71.39%), acetates (16.79%), esters (10.5%), alcohols and others (1.31%). We verified that when specimens were separated between biomes, they did not show a qualitative differentiation, but a small quantitative variation of compounds was found between some alkanes. We suggest that these results reflect stability of epicuticular compounds even under variable environmental conditions.
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Assunto principal:
Abelhas
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Ecossistema
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Hidrocarbonetos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Entomol
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article
País de publicação:
Reino Unido