Stridulatory organ and ultrasonic emission in certain species of ponerine ants (genus: Ectatomma and pachycondyla, hymenoptera, formicidae)

Bioacoustics

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 209-221

  Pavan, G ^a,b   Priano, M ^a   De Carli, P ^c   Fanfani, A ^d   Giovannotti, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ants; Ectatomma; Pachycondyla; Stridulation; Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040370666     PISSN: 09524622     EISSN: 21650586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09524622.1997.9753363     Document Type: Article

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