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The alkenes Z9-C29 and Z9-C31 function as quorum-sensing pheromones stimulating worker reproduction in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris

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Published Online: 2025-11-28

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Ge, Zhuxi https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2416-7642
Ge, Jin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-8191
Zhu, Dan

Nie, Xin

Millar, Jocelyn G. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7639-9001
Bloch, Guy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-4926
Wang, Xianhui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-829X
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Received: 7 February 2025

Accepted: 23 October 2025

First Online: 28 November 2025

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: The authors declare no competing interests.