Glandular sources of recruitment, trail, and propaganda semiochemicals in the slave-making ant polyergus rufescens

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-372

  Visicchio, R ^a   Mori, A ^a   Grasso, D A ^a   Castracani, C ^a   Le Moli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dufour's gland; Hindgut; Mandibular glands; Polyergus rufescens; Propaganda; Pygidial gland; Recruitment; Trail following

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; SECRETION; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

FORMICA CUNICULARIA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POLYERGUS RUFESCENS; SERVIFORMICA; SERVIFORMICA CUNICULARIA;

EID: 0035697978     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2001.9522767     Document Type: Article

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