Table 1 QMP components of mated A. cerana (Ac) and mated A. mellifera (Am), egg-laying queens (mean ± standard error).

From: Resisting majesty: Apis cerana, has lower antennal sensitivity and decreased attraction to queen mandibular pheromone than Apis mellifera

Component

Ac (μg)

Am (μg)

Mean of Ac & Am (μg)

Ac/Am (mean ratio)

P

9-ODA

243.10 ± 28.0

237.95 ± 28.0

240.53

1.0

0.90

9-HDA

33.44 ± 18.9

67.10 ± 18.9

50.27

0.5

0.24

HOB

30.79 ± 10.31

25.67 ± 10.31

28.23

1.2

0.73

10-HDAA

0.91 ± 1.34

4.14 ± 1.34

2.53

0.2

0.12

10-HDA

1.3 ± 0.05

1.2 ± 0.05

1.25

1.1

0.12

HVA

0.0

2.0

1

0.0

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  1. Data is from Tan et al.38 with the exception of HVA (data from Slessor et al.13. Per compound, the mean of both species is shown because these quantities were used for the comb bioassay experiment. P-values are from Univariate ANOVA tests reported in Tan et al. (2009) and show that the compounds are found at similar levels in both queens of both species38. For HVA, it is not possible to compare levels statistically because only a single data point is available for Am.
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