Table 1 Maximum likelihood, in percentage, of a given fertility signal being present as ancestral state of different bee clades.
From: The origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees
Compound Class | Apidae sensu lato | Megachile + Apidae sensu strictu | Apidae sensu strictu | Centris + Corbiculate bees | Corbiculate bees | Meliponini | Bombini |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linear alkanes | 96.9 % | 99.0 % | 98.8% | 95.2 % | 70.8 % | 94.2 % | 72.8 % |
Branched alkanes | 47.5 % | 69.2 % | 73.4 % | 68.4 % | 44.3 % | 60.3 % | 79.3 % |
Alkenes | 61.8 % | 72.7 % | 55.5 % | 83.7 % | 90.4 % | 86.2 % | 94.7 % |
Esters | 52.4 % | 36.5 % | 38.3 % | 62.2 % | 65.0 % | 51.8 % | 51.0 % |
Fatty acids | 99.0 % | 99.3 % | 95.7 % | 49.7 % | 50.3 % | 0.4 % | 0.4 % |
Alcohols | 1.4 % | 1.4 % | 9.3 % | 0.8 % | 0.1 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
Alkadienes | 0.8 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.1 % |
Aldehydes | 0.8 % | 0.2 % | 0.8 % | 9.3 % | 1.4 % | 0.2 % | 8.7 % |
Keto acids | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 3.7 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
Terpenes | 1.1 % | 0.0 % | 4.6 % | 54.1 % | 54.1 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |
Terpene alcohols | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.1 % | 9.3 % | 1.4 % | 0.0 % | 8.7 % |
Lactones | 3.7 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % | 0.0 % |