The comparative exocrine chemistry of nine Old World species of Messor (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-373

  Co, Jason E ^e   Jones, Tappey H ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b   Tinaut, Alberto ^c   Snelling, Roy R ^d  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Anabasine; Dufour gland; Harvester ants; Messor; Poison glands

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY;

CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; MESSOR; MESSOR ANGULARIS; MESSOR ARENARIUS; MESSOR BARBARUS; MESSOR BOUVIERI; MESSOR CEPHALOTES; MESSOR EBENINUS; MESSOR LUSITANICUS; MESSOR MAROCANUS; MESSOR RUGOSUS; MYRMICINAE;

EID: 0037376412     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(02)00155-2     Document Type: Article

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