Comparative study of mandibular gland secretions of workers of ponerine ants

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1395-1409

  Morgan, E David ^a   Do Nascimento, Ruth R ^a,c   Keegans, Sarah J ^a   Billen, Johan ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alkylpyrazines; Chemical analysis; Exocrine secretion; Formicidae; Hymenoptera; Mandibular gland; Ponerinae

Indexed keywords

PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXOCRINE SECRETION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

DIACAMMA; DIACAMMA VAGANS; ECTATOMMA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ODONTOMACHUS BAURI; ODONTOPONERA TRANSVERSA; PACHYCONDYLA INDICA; PACHYCONDYLA OBSCURICORNIS; PACHYCONDYLA STRIATA; PONERINAE;

EID: 0032993637     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020987028163     Document Type: Article

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