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Table II
Mean ± SD weight (μg) and proportional values of mandibular gland components of mixed colonies A. cerana and A. mellifera queens (N = 3, each).
| Component | A. cerana | A. mellifera | P* | ||
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| weight (μg) | proportion | weight (μg) | proportion | ||
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| 4-methyl-hydroxy-benzoate | 49.98 ± 17.48 | 0.16 ± 0.06 | 38.71 ± 7.05 | 0.08 ± 0.01 | 0.103 |
| (HOB) | |||||
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| 9 -keto-2(E)-decenoic acid | 232.07 ± 27.55 | 0.71 ± 0.04 | 244.13 ± 30.27 | 0.52 ± 0.03 | 0.002 |
| (9-ODA) | |||||
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| 9-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic acid | 31.92 ± 10.80 | 0.10 ± 0.03 | 147.47 ± 21.54 | 0.31 ± 0.04 | 0.002 |
| (9-HDA) | |||||
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| 10-hydroxydecanoic acid | 6.17 ± 3.51 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 13.71 ± 9.50 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.512 |
| (10-HDAA) | |||||
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| 10-hydroxy-2(E)-decenoic | 4.26 ± 0.99 | 0.01 ± 0.00 | 25.91 ± 10.29 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.024 |
| acid (10-HDA) | |||||
| Multivariate test of all | 0.027† | ||||
| components | |||||
| Ratio:9-ODA/9-ODA+ | 0.96 ± 0.02 | 0.86 ± 0.05 | 0.041 | ||
| 10-HDA+10-HDAA | |||||