Mandibular gland chemistry of four Caribbean species of Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 673-680

  Torres, Juan A ^a,b   Snelling, Roy R ^c   Blum, Murray S ^d   Flournoy, Russell C ^e   Jones, Tappey H ^e   Duffield, Richard M ^f  

^a Carr 174 Parque Industrial Minillas   (Puerto Rico)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant; Camponotus species; Carpenter ant; Formicidae; Mandibular gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346407706     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(00)00107-1     Document Type: Article

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