Trail marking by the larva of the madrone butterfly Eucheira socialis and the role of the trail pheromone in communal foraging behavior

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-263

  Fitzgerald, T D ^a   Underwood, D L A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

5 cholestane 3 one; Bolsa; Cooperative foraging; Eucheira; Lepidoptera; Pheromone; Pieridae; Silk; Social caterpillar; Trail following

Indexed keywords

ARBUTUS MENZIESII; EUCHEIRA; EUCHEIRA SOCIALIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 0031865470     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021000108290     Document Type: Article

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