A chemical level in the coevolutionary arms race between an ant social parasite and its hosts

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 576-586

  Brandt, M ^a   Heinze, J ^a   Schmitt, T ^b   Foitzik, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptance thresholds; Chemical mimicry; Coevolutionary arms race; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Leptothorax; Slavemaking ants; Social parasites

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ADAPTATION; COEVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FORMICIDAE; LEPTOTHORAX; PROTOMOGNATHUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 18544384706     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00867.x     Document Type: Article

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