The stridulatory organ of four messor ant species (hymenoptera, formicidae)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 167-174

  Grasso, Donato A ^a   Mori, Alessandra ^a   Le Moli, Francesco ^a   Giovannotti, Massimo ^b   Fanfani, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustical communication; Ants; Messor; Stridulatory organ

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MESSOR; MESSOR CAPITATUS; MESSOR STRUCTOR; MESSOR WASMANNI;

EID: 0040370599     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009809386741     Document Type: Article

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