Nestmate recognition in the ant Cataglyphis niger: Do queens matter?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 203-212

  Lahav, Sigal ^a   Soroker, Victoria ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^a   Vander Meer, Robert K ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataglyphis; Colony odor; Hydrocarbons; Nestmate recognition; Postpharyngeal gland

Indexed keywords

ANT; OLFACTORY CUE; QUEEN; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CATAGLYPHIS NIGER; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031826264     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050482     Document Type: Article

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