Formation of colony odor in ponerine ant Pachycondyla apicalis

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1077-1090

  Soroker, Victoria ^a   Fresneau, Dominique ^b   Hefetz, Abraham ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Epicuticle; Hydrocarbons; Nestmate recognition; Pachycondyla apicalis; Postpharyngeal glands

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; PACHYCONDYLA APICALIS; PROPOLIS;

EID: 0031840085     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022306620282     Document Type: Article

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