Cuticular hydrocarbons inform task decisions

Nature

Volumn 423, Issue 6935, 2003, Pages 32-

  Greene, Michael J ^a   Gordon, Deborah M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; GLASS; MICROSPHERE; PHEROMONE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY;

ANT; ARTICLE; FORAGING; INSECT SOCIETY; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ASSOCIATION; CHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD; INTEGUMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; INSECTA;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; FOOD; GLASS; HYDROCARBONS; INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM; MICROSPHERES; PHEROMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038329275     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/423032a     Document Type: Article

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