Mellein, a trail pheromone component of the ant Lasius fuliginosus

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 779-792

  Kern, Friedrich ^a,d   Klein, Rüdiger W ^b   Janssen, Edelgard ^a   Bestmann, Hans Jürgen ^a   Attygalle, Athula B ^c   Schäfer, Doris ^a   Maschwitz, Ulrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c and Materials Science Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

2,3 dihydro 3,5 dihydrox y 6 methyl 4 H pyran 4 one; 3,4 dihydro 8 hydroxyisocoumarin; Ant; Formicinae; hindgut; Lasius fuliginosus; mellein; trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; LASIUS FULIGINOSUS;

EID: 0030917426     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006410.35938.49     Document Type: Article

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