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Anabaseine: Venom Alkaloid of <i>Aphaenogaster</i> Ants

J. W. Wheeler, O. Olubajo, C. B. Storm, R. M. Duffield

Science · 1981 · 72 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Anabaseine, a tobacco alkaloid, is identified as a poison gland product in Aphaenogaster ants, in which it functions as an attractant.

References

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Trail Marking Substance of the Texas Leaf-Cutting Ant: Source and Potency

John C. Moser, Murray S. Blum · Science · 1963 · 193 citations

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The chemistry of fire ant venom

John G. MacConnell, Murray S. Blum, Henry M. Fales · Tetrahedron · 1971 · 164 citations

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5-methyl-3-butyl-octahydroindolizine, a novel type of pheromone attractive to Pharaoh's ants (Monomorium pharaonis (L.)

F.J. Ritter, I. E. M. Rotgans, Eduard G. Talman et al. · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 1973 · 149 citations

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Identification of the Trail Pheromone of a Leaf-cutting Ant, Atta texana

James H. Tumlinson, Robert M. Silverstein, John C. Moser et al. · Nature · 1971 · 140 citations

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Alkaloid from Fire Ant Venom: Identification and Synthesis

John G. MacConnell, Murray S. Blum, Henry M. Fales · Science · 1970 · 96 citations

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