Postpharyngeal gland secretion as a modifier of aggressive behavior in the Myrmicine ant Manica rubida

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 709-717

  Hefetz, Abraham ^a,b   Errard, Christine ^a   Chambris, Alice ^a   Le Negrate, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

aggressive behavior; agitation index; Formicidae; Manica rubida; nestmate recognition; postpharyngeal gland

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; MANICA RUBIDA;

EID: 0030461013     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02213551     Document Type: Article

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