COLONY MARKERS. “The queen pheromone molecule(s) appeared in the gas chromatogram traces as constant peaks in all queens, overlaid on a complex colony odour background of cuticular hydrocarbons, highly variable between colonies. The candidate molecules could then be tested in bioassays to see if they reproduced the queen pheromone’s physiological effects on the workers of that species.”
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