Poison gland of queen fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) is the source of a primer pheromone

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 507-510

  Vargo, Edward L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; POISON;

ANT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE GLAND; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031437414     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001140050435     Document Type: Article

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