Chemical recognition of partner plant species by foundress ant queens in Macaranga-Crematogaster myrmecophytism

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2029-2040

  Inui, Yoko ^a   Itioka, Takao ^b   Murase, Kaori ^b   Yamaoka, Ryohei ^c   Itino, Takao ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant dispersal; Ant plant interactions; Chemical recognition; Insectplant coevolution; Mutualism; Myrmecophyte; Partner plant recognition; Partner plant selection

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT;

CHEMICAL CUE; CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; HOST SELECTION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOPHYTE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EUPHORBIA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SYMBIOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; EUPHORBIACEAE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PERCEPTION; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SMELL; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0034760802     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012290820150     Document Type: Article

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