Chemistry of metapleural gland secretions of three attine ants, Atta sexdens rubropilosa, Atta cephalotes, and Acromyrmex octospinosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 987-1000

  Do Nascimento, Ruth R ^a   Schoeters, Eric ^b   Morgan, E David ^a   Billen, Johan ^b   Stradling, David J ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex octospinosus; Atta cephalotes; Atta sexdens rubropilosa; Formicidae; metapleural glands; phenylacetic acid

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS; ATTA CEPHALOTES; ATTA SEXDENS; ATTA SEXDENS RUBROPILOSA; CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0029854011     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02029949     Document Type: Article

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