Communal foraging behavior and recruitment communication in Gloveria sp.

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1381-1396

  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

Eucheira; Foraging; Gloveria; Lasiocampidae; Malacosorna; Recruitment; Trail pheromone

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; COMMUNICATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; RECRUITMENT;

GLOVERIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA AMERICANUM;

EID: 0031902166     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021282917879     Document Type: Article

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