Food influence on colonial recognition and chemical signature between nestmates in the fungus-growing ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus

Chemoecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-16

  Richard, Freddie Jeanne ^a   Hefetz, Abraham ^b   Christides, Jean Philippe ^a   Errard, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex subterraneus; Hydrocarbons; Leaf cutting ants; Nestmate recognition; Plant diet

Indexed keywords

ACROMYRMEX; ACROMYRMEX SUBTERRANEUS SUBTERRANEUS; ATTA; ATTINI; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; RUBUS;

EID: 0842287458     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-003-0251-3     Document Type: Article

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