Structure and distribution of antennal sensilla of the red imported fire ant

Micron

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 405-413

  Renthal, Robert ^a   Velasquez, Daniel ^a   Olmos, David ^a   Hampton, Joan ^a   Wergin, William P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste polymorphism; Contact chemoreceptor; Sensilla basiconica; Sensilla coeloconica; Sensilla tricodea; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0242709869     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(03)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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