Monday, December 10, 2007
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Colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in the aerial yellowjacket Dolichovespula arenaria (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Michelle Ochomogo, michelle.ochomogo@colorado.edu, University of Colorado, Boulder, Ecology and Evolutionay Biology, EBIO Ramaley N122 Campus Box 334, Boulder, CO
The cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of Dolichovespula arenaria workers were examined using gas-chromatography/ mass spectrometry. Cuticular hydrocarbons were extracted from forty individual workers representing four different colonies. Results indicate that wasps could be grouped by colony. Additionally, the cuticular hydrocarbon composition was determined for D. arenaria workers.
Species 1: Hymenoptera Vespidae Dolichovespula arenaria (aerial yellowjacket)
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