The subepithelial gland in ants: A novel exocrine gland closely associated with the cuticle surface

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 285-291

  Gobin, Bruno ^a   Ito, Fuminori ^b   Billen, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Desiccation; Fertility signal; Formicidae; Hydrocarbons; Kin recognition.

Indexed keywords

ANT;

FORMICIDAE; HARPEGNATHOS; HARPEGNATHOS SALTATOR; SALTATOR;

EID: 0142059581     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.2003.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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