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cuticular hydrocarbons: a standalone construct

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Social insect biology

waxy hydrocarbons on the insect cuticle that limit water loss and serve as chemical signals in recognition.

In social insect biology, cuticular hydrocarbons refers to waxy hydrocarbons on the insect cuticle that limit water loss and serve as chemical signals in recognition. This meaning comes from Howard (2005) in Annual Review of Entomology.[1]

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References

Howard, R. W., & Blomquist, G. J. (2005). Ecological, Behavioral, and Biochemical Aspects of Insect Hydrocarbons. Annual Review of Entomology, 50(1), 371-393. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.50.071803.130359

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